Petal: A World of Flowers Through the Artist's Eye
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- Create Date：2021-06-12 04:53:20
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Adriana Picker
- ISBN：1743795041
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Summary
A lush illustrated celebration of nature's most beautiful work， the flower。
From roadside daisies to exotic hothouse lilies， botanical illustrator Adriana Picker has curated specimens from all over the world to create this illustrated compendium of floral wonder。 Petal is arranged into various flower families， with illustrations of close-ups， cross-sections， buds and foliage revealing the flowers' unique characteristics， colors and sculptural beauty。 Adriana draws on her lifelong obsession for flowers and plants to detail the traditions， folklore， fame， scent and meaning behind our favorite blooms， along with some lesser-known oddities。 This is the book of botanical illustration for a new generation of flower lovers。
From roadside daisies to exotic hothouse lilies， botanical illustrator Adriana Picker has curated specimens from all over the world to create this illustrated compendium of floral wonder。 Petal is arranged into various flower families， with illustrations of close-ups， cross-sections， buds and foliage revealing the flowers' unique characteristics， colors and sculptural beauty。 Adriana draws on her lifelong obsession for flowers and plants to detail the traditions， folklore， fame， scent and meaning behind our favorite blooms， along with some lesser-known oddities。 This is the book of botanical illustration for a new generation of flower lovers。
Reviews
Jane Darling
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I orignally picked up this book drawn by the bright graphic-style illustrations， however I found it more of an interesting read detailing the historical context of some of the plants。 Is really quite fascinating， and refreshing to read about plants in this way rather than the usual functional uses of plants in the landscape。
Maria
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A visually stunning walk through the loveliest of flowers。
Cory
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3。5 stars。 As someone who can barely draw a recognizable stick man， I’m not one to criticize another’s ability。 And honestly the drawings themselves are very good。 Some are stunning。 But the background choices are odd to me。 In many cases the art blends into the background， which must have been on purpose。 But as art， I find it distracting as it’s harder to focus on the image。 Still some good info。 And I found some inspiration， which was my purpose。 But if I’d looked through it in a store， I wou 3。5 stars。 As someone who can barely draw a recognizable stick man， I’m not one to criticize another’s ability。 And honestly the drawings themselves are very good。 Some are stunning。 But the background choices are odd to me。 In many cases the art blends into the background， which must have been on purpose。 But as art， I find it distracting as it’s harder to focus on the image。 Still some good info。 And I found some inspiration， which was my purpose。 But if I’d looked through it in a store， I wouldn’t have purchased it （bought online）。 。。。more
Nicola
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