Creating Botanical Art
A lack of funds is not a good excuse for the fact that your walls are bare. Not everyone can afford Picasso or Renoir, but a bit of creativity does not cost a penny. This time of year is as good as any to create botanical prints.
This form of floral decoration dates back to Victorian times, when scientist’s leaves and flower specimens were made into art.
Botanical prints are too intrusive so you can make them fit in just about any room.
If you get several matching frames you can really create a point of interest in just about any room.
Botanical prints are not at all difficult to make — they can become the product of a walk in the park. The only thing you need to be sure of is that you are not picking somebody else’s flowers!
You need to gather fresh flowers and other foliage, dry them out and put something heavy on them to press them out. The time they take to dry varies from flower to flower…
[Via: nydailynews.com]
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Botanical painting grows from the natural pleasure we derive from looking at flowers and plants, with the advantage that the patient and motionless plant allows a careful rendering of its form and colors. Watercolor early became the medium of choice
