Posted in ArtPlantae Books on November 30, 2009|
The holiday gift guide is now posted at the store and on ArtPlantae.com. This year gift ideas have been grouped by price and include calendars, notecards, and prints, in addition to books. Click below to read about the special offers on books by Billy Showell and Walter Lack. Also, don’t miss out on the FREE shipping opportunities.
Shop early as quantities are limited.
Posted in ArtPlantae Books on November 16, 2009|
The latest book about Shirley Sherwood’s collection of contemporary botanical art will be available in the U.S. in February 2010. Written by W. John Kress and Shirley Sherwood, this book is a survey of the plant kingdom. Paintings from the Shirley Sherwood Collection are arranged according to the findings of current research and DNA analysis.
The hardcover edition will be priced at $53 and the softcover edition at $41.
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Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Announcements, Special Events on November 6, 2009|
National Bookstore Day was created by Publisher’s Weekly to celebrate the unique culture of independent bookstores. ArtPlantae Books is joining fellow Indies and celebrating with special online savings. Browse the shelves and look for books with the savings code NATLBKDAY. Use this code at checkout to save 20% on selected titles.
You’ll find The Art of Botanical Drawing: An Introductory Guide on sale on the Drawing shelf and in the Art History aisle, you’ll see Insects of Surinam on sale, along with Color: A Natural History of the Palette. Children’s books, botany books, and plant identification books are also included in this celebration, so be sure to browse the stacks thoroughly!
Sale prices are good now through Friday, November 13, 2009.
Thank you for celebrating with us!
Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art books, Special Announcements, Uncategorized on November 2, 2009|
ArtPlantae Books is one of 700 booksellers and auction houses listed in the 2010 Fine Books Compendium & Bookseller Directory published by Fine Books & Collections magazine. Books, books, and more books!
Click here for more information and for links to the magazine and other interesting items.
Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art books, Photography on October 19, 2009|
In the Introduction of Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World’s Most Extraordinary Flowers & Plants, Marc Hachadourian, the Curator of Glasshouse Collections at New York Botanical Garden, discusses the centuries-old association between science and art, citing specifically the relationship between a botanist and an artist. He explains that photographer Jonathan M. Singer, inspired by early botanical artists such as Walter Hood Fitch, Basil Besler, and Franz Bauer, as well as contemporary botanical artists Pandora Sellars, Anne Farrer, and Celia Rosser, set out to develop a digital photography technique that would capture a viewer’s emotions through lighting and detail and surpass “the capability of brush and paint.”
Singer has definitely accomplished his objective. Botanica isn’t simply a book of nice photographs that you browse through. It is a collection of plant portraits that pulls viewers into each image to study what is there. The act of browsing never crosses your mind. Singer’s portraits make you pause and make you feel compelled to experience the graceful movement of petals, the fragility of exposed stamen, the withering of a style past its prime, the order of patterns, the density of spines, and the beauty of dissected leaves.
The baby elephant folio of Botanica Magnifica is comprised of five volumes. Each volume begins with a foreword by either Marc Hachadourian or W. John Kress who is the Curator of Botany and Research Scientist at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institute. Each volume ends with an appendix of large thumbnails featuring the plants in a given volume, along with a caption detailing each plant’s place of origin, its unique characteristics, and/or its history. The five volumes in this collection are:
This magnificent collection of plant portraits is the work of podiatrist Jonathan Singer, whose lifelong interest in photography became more of a central focus in his life when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. View an interview with Singer on CBS News by clicking on the link below. In this interview, you will also see the large double elephant folio of Botanica Magnifica that is now in the rare book collection at the Smithsonian.
Would you like to view a copy of Botanica Magnifica yourself? ArtPlantae will be displaying a copy of Singer’s work at The Women’s Conference on October 26-27, 2009. Orders for the baby elephant edition of this book will be taken at this time. This book can also be ordered online at ArtPlantae Books. The special pre-publication price of $135 has been extended. The post-publication price for Botanica Magnifica will be $185.
Abbeville Press has announced a book tour for Botanica Magnifica and The Weeping Goldsmith a book by W. John Kress. Check the Abbeville Press website for complete details. As of this moment, the touring schedule looks like this:
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Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, botanical art books, Education, Special Events on September 14, 2009|
ArtPlantae will bring botany and botanical art education to the Education Village at the largest women’s conference in the country. Hosted by the California Governor’s Office and First Lady Maria Shriver, The Women’s Conference will be held October 26 – 27, 2009 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
The exciting two day event will feature a spectacular lineup of speakers, educational opportunities, book signings with best-selling authors, live music, food and shopping.
ArtPlantae will bring its Curriculum Development Survey to The Village, as well as a selection of resources introducing this new audience to the relationship between plants and art. We are especially excited to bring with us the baby-elephant folio of Botanica Magnifica to bring attention to the fascinating world of plants.
Conference updates will be posted here, on Twitter and on our Facebook page. Follow us and become a Fan to make sure you don’t miss out on even the briefest of updates.
Posted in ArtPlantae Books on September 14, 2009|
NEW! Natural History Painting: With the Eden Project
Rosie Martin and Meriel Thurstan. 2009.
$27.95
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Publisher’s Comments:
With the expert instruction of two award-winning artists who specialize in capturing the primal essence of the natural world, anyone can create lifelike and unerringly accurate portraits of plants, flowers, and wildlife. This book offers ideas on finding an inspirational subject, from natural outdoor settings to local zoos and museums; advice on composition; and techniques for using a range of materials. From learning to recreate the subtle shimmer of a fish’s scales to capturing the graceful curve a flower, every step in the creative process is explained through color photographs and illuminating text.
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