Botanical Illustration

Denver Botanic Gardens' Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate Program is designed to teach the skills necessary to portray plants accurately both for scientific purposes and for beautiful plant illustrations. The program is open for everybody, both for committed illustrator and enthusiastic amateur. The program can lead to a Certificate that is offered only a few locations worldwide. This Certificate Program was initiated and established in 1990 by Angela Overy.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

'Denver's Delight' and 'Bea Taplin' -

(Nymphaea 'Bea Taplin', colored pencil by Annie Reiser)

Both these cultivars belong to the waterlilies (Nymphaea) connected to the Berkeley Lake in Denver. Few days ago Denver Post published an article about a construction project that might affect their future.
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