Second New York Botanical Garden Triennial Exhibition
Bronx, NY
April 17 – Sept 21, 2014
Forty-six members of the American Society of Botanical Artists spent three years studying the unfamiliar and unusual side of plants. Their observations are celebrated in the Weird, Wild & Wonderful exhibition opening this afternoon at the New York Botanical Garden.
This breathtaking 11″ x 11″ catalog features the botanical art of 46 members of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Exhibition pieces were created in the following media: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, oil, pen and ink, aquatint etching, gouache, vinyl paint on film and watercolor on vellum.
Also included are:
- A Foreword by Gregory Long, President/CEO, New York Botanical Garden
- “Impossible Plants”, an essay by Karen Reeds, Ph.D., FLS
- Artist Interviews by Myra Sourkes