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Post by sockhom on Aug 29, 2008 10:42:22 GMT -10
Hello  . Well, I kinda like Susan Philipps' watercolours (see the book Pitcher-plants of Borneo by Anthea Philipps and Anthony Lamb) of our beloved tropical pitcher plants and decided to give myself a try since I draw for more than 25 years now. Any comments are welcome. Especially harsh ones! ;D   François. |
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Post by Dave Evans on Aug 29, 2008 10:51:08 GMT -10
Dear Sockhom,
Sorry my man, I have no harsh words for Susan Philipps' watercolours--they really are nice works of art.
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Post by unclemasa on Aug 29, 2008 10:54:13 GMT -10
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Post by sockhom on Aug 29, 2008 11:16:10 GMT -10
Dear Sockhom, Sorry my man, I have no harsh words for Susan Philipps' watercolours--they really are nice works of art. Ouch! I think I even saw your avatar laughing! Nasty boy ;D! Sam, I prefer pencil too. I'll give it a try. I used to draw comics books, you know ;-)) François. |
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Post by unclemasa on Aug 29, 2008 11:45:18 GMT -10
Were the comics DC style or caricatures?
I can see it now ..... Nepenthes Comics!
I recently offered to foster parent a severely deformed and retarded man (not a kid but a 30 something year old man). He is repulsively ugly with one eye, sparse hair, and a monkey-like squatting posture. Most people would find him very difficult to look upon but still there was something endearing about him. I kinda pictured him as "Igor" to my "Dr. Frankenstein". He would make a great comic book character.
P.S.
Don't worry. The authorities would never give him to me.
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Post by sockhom on Aug 29, 2008 11:54:11 GMT -10
I would say DC style - without all the huge muscles with a bit of eastern and european influences too.
Well, there will surely be one or two Nepenthes in my forthcoming comics drawings!
Igor would certainly make a good character. Not especially sexy (does he wear tight clothes?) but truly special. ;-)
François.
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Post by unclemasa on Aug 29, 2008 11:56:13 GMT -10
More like Gollum .... only not as attractive.
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Post by rainforest on Aug 30, 2008 7:52:50 GMT -10
Nice drawing, but it looks more like a pitcher plant than a thirsty fish.
My only criticism is that it looks like a photograph. For me, a drawing that has botanical appeal gets my attention.
Kidding aside....
While we're on the topic of photographs, I must say that very few photographers of nepenthes in the wild ever take shots of the whole plant or portions of the plant in relation to their environment. I am just so tired of seeing just the pitcher of wild pitcher plants. It's like taking a photo of just someone's face (and nothing else) when you're in a specific place, wearing particular interesting clothes, or even seeing who you're with.
MM
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Post by witzelsucht on Aug 30, 2008 15:24:45 GMT -10
Nice picture François,
As an aside. Natural History Publications Sabah Malaysia is putting out a second edition of Pitcher Plants of Borneo, which, in addition to having Susan Phillips' watercolors which were in the first edition but also a lot of photographs from Ch'ien Lee and others. It has greatly expanded the information from the first edition and also covers new discoveries like N. platychila and the actual N. pilosa. Doesn't look like they have it available on their web site yet but I've seen the book so it should be available any day now.
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Post by Dave Evans on Sept 3, 2008 14:13:53 GMT -10
Ouch! I think I even saw your avatar laughing! Sam, I prefer pencil too. I'll give it a try. I used to draw comics books, you know ;-)) Actually, I do like your water color painting of N. bokor. But I like pencil drawings a little more also. |
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