Artist's depictions of insectivores

[Whimgrinder]

CPs have occasionally been the subject matter of painters, with varying degrees of whimsy and artistic license being employed on the part of the illustrator. (often botanical accuracy takes a back seat to flights of fancy) However, I have had a friend point out one work by Madelaine Von Foerster that takes few, if any, liberties with the subject matter, and in fact, this is a remarkable work in that it clearly depicts specific cultivars in at least two instances! See for yourself:

From: http://www.madelinevonfoerster.com/art-2011-donneunica.htm

Any other art works you have encountered worth bringing to our attention? Link to 'em here!

 

[RL7836]

While they may not meet the criteria of some, I have been very impressed by the sketches of James O'Neill - a young lad in the UK.

 

[Whimgrinder]

While they may not meet the criteria of some, I have been very impressed by the sketches of James O'Neill - a young lad in the UK.

Ron,
That link took me to a UK forum where I was given a "not found" response :-(

 

[RL7836]

Ron,
That link took me to a UK forum where I was given a "not found" response :-(

Wow - very interesting. I click on the link & am transported directly to the thread... OK - I edited the link & removed the 'stuff' that I suspect is linked to my logon to CPUK. Give it another try & see if it functions ...

 

[gill_za]

Ron,
That link took me to a UK forum where I was given a "not found" response :-(

I have tried it and had the same issue. Then I logged into CPUK, followed the link again and it's working

 

[Whimgrinder]

Nope, I still get: [#10342] We could not determine which forum this topic is in.

 

[amphirion]

i believe you need to log into CPUK in order to view the images directly, otherwise you only get the links to the images.
try this out?

http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38577

 

[Whimgrinder]

Same error message amph. For those of us who are not CPUK members, we'll have to do without.

 

[RL7836]

Same error message amph. For those of us who are not CPUK members, we'll have to do without.

Can't really imagine a CP'er not having a presence on CPUK. While the volume seems to have a taken a hit when Aidan left, it's 2nd only to TF imho. While fewer posts, the number of Euro growers who grow rare plants and have a bunch of knowledge exceeds what's available domestically. Bottom line - there's stuff in that forum we can't get over here (think: more Pygo's...)

Anyway - back on topic. I PM'd James & he granted me permission to post some of his sketches - so here are a few of them ....

For more, you'll apparently have to become a member and check out his thread. FYI - he does these sketches by commission ...

 

[Brie]

Dang those are good!

 

[Wire Man]

That painting is incredible, especially using egg tempera!

Here's a young Finnish artist who does some nice Nepenthes paintings on occasion.
http://snowpain.deviantart.com/gallery/36053565

Malaysian artist/biologist. This is an excellent N. villosa depiction.
http://browse.deviantart.com/traditional/?order=5&q=carnivorous+plants#/d4s3q6l

And of course, who can forget about Marianne North?
http://www.kew.org/mng/gallery/555.html
http://www.kew.org/mng/gallery/561.html
http://www.kew.org/mng/gallery/570.html