Image Gallery: Botanical Drawing 

by Christina Brodie, UK

 
Editor's note: Christina Brodie has kindly offered a selection of her excellent artwork to share with Micscape readers. Christina writes:

'I started doing botanical painting in 1998, having come from an artistic background, and became totally fascinated by what could be seen under the microscope! I particularly enjoy drawing plant sections (with help from a camera lucida), macro-sized objects such as flower parts and seeds, and the surfaces and textures of leaves - for example, a lavender leaf can be seen to be covered with star-shaped hairs when viewed under the microscope. I teach botanical painting, and also work as a garden designer.'

Please contact the author, Christina Brodie via her web site www.queen-christina.com if there are requests about image use or if interested in her other artwork.


Please note: To fit in the page, the original scans have been resized,
inevitably with some quality loss. Please click the images where 
stated to enjoy the originals.

All images © Christina Brodie 2002.

1. Monocotyledon root - Transverse section. Click image to view a larger version.

2. Dicotyledon root - Transverse section. Click image to view a larger version.

3. Anther of Lilium. Click image to view a larger version.

4. Stigma of Lilium. Click image to view a larger version.

5. Diatoms. Click image to view a larger version.

6. Pollen. Click image to view a larger version.

7. Seeds. Click image to view a larger version.

8. Composite flower - Longitudinal section. Click image to view a larger version.

9. Daisy - Disc floret

10. Daisy - Ray floret. Click image to view a larger version.

11. Surface of Lavender leaf

 

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Published in the December 2002 edition of Micscape Magazine.

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