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Nov 19, 2016
Media: Watercolor artists pigment on 140# HP paper, masked border
Size: 8x8 in
These seed pods grow on a tree, Bixaceae Cochlospermum gillivaei, a yellow flowered species common in Brasil, hailing from Australia. I haven't determined its common name yet. Not being a botanist myself, I'll offer the caveat that the above information might be wrong.
When I see a plant that interest me I take a photo. Then I paint it. Afterwards, I look through the three botany books I bought when I got to Brasil. If I can't find a photo that matches my painting, I head for Google and search with words, then search the 'Images' that result. I scroll through pics, sometimes hundreds, til a visual match shows up. I then follow links that give me the name and characteristics of the object I painted. So... there's plenty of room for error in my research methods. However, I have a limited amount of time to spend ferreting out info, especially when it absorbs time I might otherwise spend painting. I have a curious, not a scientific mind. My botanical paintings deal in generalities, neglecting minutia. I'm okay with that.
These seed pods grow on a tree, Bixaceae Cochlospermum gillivaei, a yellow flowered species common in Brasil, hailing from Australia. I haven't determined its common name yet. Not being a botanist myself, I'll offer the caveat that the above information might be wrong.
When I see a plant that interest me I take a photo. Then I paint it. Afterwards, I look through the three botany books I bought when I got to Brasil. If I can't find a photo that matches my painting, I head for Google and search with words, then search the 'Images' that result. I scroll through pics, sometimes hundreds, til a visual match shows up. I then follow links that give me the name and characteristics of the object I painted. So... there's plenty of room for error in my research methods. However, I have a limited amount of time to spend ferreting out info, especially when it absorbs time I might otherwise spend painting. I have a curious, not a scientific mind. My botanical paintings deal in generalities, neglecting minutia. I'm okay with that. |
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