#flower studies

[the-star-nomad]

Hobbits and the language of flowers.

And Bilbo using it to be a petty bitch. I love him.

These took me, and I kid you not, HOURS to complete and they’re not even detailed…. *weeping*

Hobbit/Dwarf cultural misunderstandings are DELISH I eat it up every time. And, Kili, sweetheart, that’s a bit forward even for a dwarf…

[heaveninawildflower]

Botanical studies taken from an album of flower studies by Gerard Van Spaendonck (Dutch, 1746-1822).

Black chalk drawings.

Oak Spring Garden Library.

archive.

[floral-art-prints]

What most people don't realize about Nicolas Robert is that he essentially invented the job of royal botanical painter. Louis XIV created the position specifically for him in 1666 - peintre ordinaire du Roi pour la miniature - because no one else in France could do what Robert did on vellum. He'd already been working for Gaston d'Orléans, painting specimens from the duke's garden at Blois, before the crown claimed him. This sheet of "Flower Studies" shows why. Six specimens, each identified in period calligraphic French: a dog's-tooth violet with reflexed petals exposing orange stamens, a scarlet tulip whose color graduates from yellow at the base to deep red at the tips, a pink hepatica with closed buds alongside open blooms, a Merveille du Pérou (four o'clock flower), a white narcissus, and a simple yellow buttercup. What kills me is the tulip leaf - it has brown spots and a slight curl. That's not damage to the painting. Robert painted the damage to the leaf. He recorded imperfection because imperfection was data. He worked on vellum, not paper. Calfskin, stretched and scraped smooth. Watercolor on vellum doesn't bleed or feather - it sits on the surface like enamel, which is why these pigments still punch after three centuries. The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge holds this sheet. If you ever see vellum botanical work in person, you'll understand immediately why paper feels like a compromise. Every vein in every petal is where Robert decided it should be. Nothing soaks. Nothing escapes. Nothing fades. Quelle: meisterdrucke.com

[antojos-raros]

AFTER DARK by LEE YIP

https://www.instagram.com/leeyip.art?igsh=MWMwY2dkb3hsZjdobg==

[ilderart]

Some simple flower studies 🌸

[yutencha]

[burning-pining-perishing]

Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis)

All photos (except center) found on Pinterest. Credit to owners.

Center photo is my own original painting.

I’ve always had such an interest in nature, so this week - for my own personal studies - I decided to look into one of my personal favourite flowers: the forget-me-not.

In flower language, the forget-me-not symbolises remembrance, loyalty, undying love, and memories.

“Faithful love & memories.”

‘Love’ here does not solely refer to romantic love; forget-me-nots are used to express platonic love, familial love, and lost love.

The flower is dainty and delicate, often it is only spotted when one pays attention, it is easily overlooked because of its small size. Often, it grows near brooks and streams in rural areas.

The name ‘myosotis’ is derived from Greek, meaning “mouse-ear” because of the shape of its small leaves.

The forget-me-not is native to Eurasia and a part of the ‘boraginaceae’ family, and there are 50 species of it - most have the same beautiful sky-blue petals, though some are a soft pink.

[haleytattoos]

Apple Blossom \ Graphite on Watercolor Paper