Botanical Illustration from Chelsea Physic Garden by Andrew Brown

Botanical Illustration from Chelsea Physic Garden by Andrew Brown

Chelsea Physic Garden was founded by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in 1673 as a resource providing plant material for the training of apothecaries. For most of its existence, the Garden has been a focus for botanists, taxonomists, students and horticulturists both for employing their skills and in training the next generation. These activities have been supported by the work of plant illustrators. It is the purpose of this book to display the work of talented late twentieth- and early twenty-first century botanical artists, members of Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society, whose explicit aim is to illustrate plants in cultivation in the Garden. In 1995 the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society was co-founded by Margaret King and Wendy Page. It is a group of artists, the first cohort of which had been studying for a Diploma in botanical illustration at the English Gardening School at Chelsea Physic Garden. The principal aim of the Society is to illustrate all the plants in cultivation at the Garden. Botanical Illustration from Chelsea Physic Garden includes selected works from the garden's archive, which now totals about 500 works. The seventy-eight illustrations reproduced include one in pen-and-ink and three in graphite ( lead pencil), all examples of work by masters of their technique. Also included is one work in colored pencil which is, even on close inspection, indistinguishable from the best water-color painting. Wherever possible, the plates are accompanied by notes about the uses of the plants, as well as the botanical name of the plant and its family.

Andrew Brown was Born December 26 1976 year of the Fire Dragon to a Japanese Immigrant woman struggling in America with three kids and an Old School Colonial Family man Brownie. He is here to use his very unique blend of Karma and prespective on life having grown up here in New England and Cape Cod. He has witnessed a technological revolution from records to cassettes to CD's to records. He was a functioning drug addict for many years and also a practicing Buddhist, he teaches you how to unlock your potential and gain the universes protection. He was a major drug addict and hit rock bottom only to find it was the greatest thing for him.

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ISBN 13	9781851497966
ISBN 10	185149796X
Title	Botanical Illustration from Chelsea Physic Garden
Author	Andrew Brown
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Antique Collectors Club Dist
Year published	2015-05-22
Number of pages	136
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.