雪莉的收藏:植物科学画艺术 (下)
Contemporary Botanical Artists
The Shirley Sherwood Collection

仙客来
Artisit: Jenny Brasier, born Alvechurch, England 1936

Sculticaria Steelii
Gouache on Stonehenge Print 140 lb HP, 740x350mm
Artisit: Katie Lee, born Eldoret, Kenya 1942

Iceland Poppies: Papaver Nudicaule
Gouache on Whatman140 lb HP, 325x340mm
Artisit: Katie Lee, born Eldoret, Kenya 1942

Cannonball Tree: Couroupita Guianensis
Watercolor on paper 640x460mm
Artisit: Margaret Lee, born Chesham, England 1909-1988

Saffron: Crocus Sativus
Watercolor on paper 343x235mm
Artisit: Lindsay Megarrity, born Sydney, Australia 1953

Euphorbia Grandicornis
Watercolor on paper 700x480mm
Artisit: Jenny Phillips, born Victoria, Australia 1949

Glory Lily: Gloriosa Rothschildiana
Watercolor on paper 280x370mm
Artisit: Pandora Sellars, born Hertford, England 1936

Snake’s Head Fritillaries and Cowslips
Watercolor on paper 280x320mm
Artisit: Pandora Sellars, born Hertford, England 1936

Paeonia Suffruticosa ‘Joseph Rock’
Watercolor on paper 620x460mm
Artisit: Siriol Sherlock, born Nantiwich, England 1954

Fuchsia ‘Corallina’
Watercolor on paper 430x370mm
Artisit: Siriol Sherlock, born Nantiwich, England 1954

Siberian Iris: Iris Sibirica
Watercolor on paper 760x560mm
Artisit: Annika Silander, born Gothenberg, Sweden 1949

Slipper Orchid: Paphiopendilum
Watercolor on paper 335x240mm
Artisit: Yoko Uchijo, born Tokyo, Japan 1949

Cannonball Tree of Kailaspati: Couroupita Guianensis
Poster colors on paper 660x510mm
Artisit: Arundhati Vartak, born Shivajinager, India 1960

Pelargonium Tetaragonum
Watercolor on paper 480x350mm
Artisit: Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst, born Pretoria, South Africa: 1920-1994

Paulownia Elongata
Watercolor on paper 285x210mm
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Maidenhair Tree: Ginko Biloba
Watercolor on paper 430x300mm
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书中经常提到Hunt Institute, 我只觉耳熟,并未多想,以为是英国的什么植物学院。看完书不过瘾再翻到第一页看序,才恍然,Hunt Institute原来就是我来美读书的大学下面的一个分院,是植物学及植物档案方面的权威机构,有大量的图书图片印刷收藏,每年还举办国际性的植物艺术画展览。那座四方的现代玻璃楼离我们不远,那时我天天从它门前经过,怎么一点都不知晓呢。让这个身边的宝藏就这样擦身而过,我悔得肠子都青了。所谓书呆子,就是我这样的人吧。书没读明白,有趣的事物也错过了。
附录:曾孝濂 “关于植物科学画之浅见” (原文来自 植物写真博客)
植物科学画一般是指根据植物生长规律的特点对植物的形态特征进行描绘的艺术作品。针对某一植物种类的描绘必须清晰、客观、科学,这使得作品的内容受到严格制约。不像进行艺术绘画创作那样,画家在画一幅植物科学画时不能有任何的夸大,而只能运用有限的手法对植物进行描绘。所有这些都使得植物科学画不同于纯粹的艺术绘画,换句话说,植物科学画是一类普通的写实绘画,且内容受到严格的限定。但它不是简单的植物图像的复制。画家根据他对植物认真细致的观察和理解,运用恰当的色彩、光影线、构图和准确的比例,创作出生动逼真的植物绘画作品,并给人以美的享受。一幅好的植物科学画应是一件兼具艺术性和科学性的绘画作品,是内容和形式的统一。同时,它还拥有其实用功能和美学价值。而这就是我们从事植物科学画创作所追逐的目标!