by an suk park
Watercolor on paper
h: 39 w: 54 d: 1 (cms).
The paulownia tree is so tall that it’s hard to observe its details up close. Because of this, it wasn’t easy to study carefully. One day, the artist discovered a young, small paulownia sapling and began closely observing and documenting its growth over the course of about three years. The bell-shaped flowers required an extremely fine brush to capture their delicate structure and the countless tiny hairs covering them. The large leaves are depicted life-size on the back side of the illustration to convey their true scale. Some leaves are shown slightly turned over to reveal the soft, fuzzy texture on the underside. The chandelier-like arrangement of the branches, along with the hard, woody fruits and tiny seeds, are all carefully illustrated. The entire growth process of the paulownia tree is presented step by step in a beautifully balanced and harmonious composition.
£2300 (As exhibited.)
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by an suk park
Watercolor on paper
h: 39 w: 54 d: 1 (cms).
I was filming plants that are good for honey production. The horse chestnut tree is a great example of what I wanted to show as a “scientist-style” explanation. This tree is really valuable for making honey — bees love it. Its leaves are palmately compound, usually divided into five (sometimes more) leaflets, giving them a distinctive hand-like shape. The leaflets have a smooth, almost shiny surface. The flowers are very small and a pale, almost invisible white — honestly, describing tiny flowers like these is much harder than it sounds. You really need some botany knowledge to do it properly. The fruits grow in clusters inside tough, spiky green shells. People say they’re poisonous if eaten. I spent a long time carefully observing and explaining the growth stages of this tree in the garden right in front of my house. It’s definitely a job that requires a lot of patience.
£2300 (As exhibited.)
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