By Bonnie Driggers
Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment is happy to announce the completion of our book, American Botanical Paintings: Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic, which was more than three years in the making. It contains 60 reproductions of original paintings and drawings of plants and 40 original paintings of butterflies, moths, and other pollinators. For each plant, we briefly describe the plants and their habitats, provide relevant information about the plant families, and relate ways in which Native Americans or early settlers used the plants. For plants unsuitable for home gardens, we mention their environmental importance, such as food and habitat for birds and animals.
Tuliptree by Marsha Ogden. Image courtesy Starbooks.
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Dr. Shirley Sherwood OBE, Botanical art collector
This is a delightfully illustrated book, beautifully designed and with lots of variety in the choice of plant subjects. I admired the standard of painting and the fresh, appealing studies, which will be attractive to both naturalists and gardeners.
Holly Shimizu, Executive Director, U.S. Botanic Garden
The U.S. Botanic Garden was thrilled to be a part of this book as it embodies what we know to be vital — our world is better and richer with fine botanical art, and the plants in our backyards, in our woods, and along the roadsides are amazing!
Peggy Cornett, Curator of Plants at Monticello
Like the exquisitely illustrated floras from past centuries, this volume carries on a rich tradition of detailed and deftly created botanical artistry. Each painting portrays the abundance and diverse beauty of the natural world around us, from early spring ephemerals to the towering monarchs of our deciduous forests.
Derek Norman, President, American Society of Botanical Artists
Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic – a beautiful book on botanical art that speaks to the mind, the heart, and the environment.
Winged Sumac by Rose Pellicano. Image courtesy Starbooks.
Botanical Artists for Education & the Environment (BAEE) created American Botanical Paintings: Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic for lovers of art and plants. We hope to foster a particular appreciation not only for the beauty of native plants and their artistic representations but also for their importance to the environment and to encourage, where practical, the use of native plants in home gardens.
Publication costs come from donations. BAEE will donate proceeds from the sale of the book to nonprofit organizations supporting native plant education, conservation, and horticulture.
American Botanical Paintings: Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic is now available to order from Starbooks ($39.95) with free shipping within the United States through December 31, 2013.
The book is expected to ship by February 1, 2014. An exhibition of the paintings will open on February 15, 2014, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC.
Bonnie S. Driggers, President, BAEE
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