Art 17 flower study lecture

Flowers

(The Reproductive Unit of an Angiosperm)

Gymnosperms: around for 370 million years

Angiosperms: around for 125 million years

There are more than 300,000 species of Angiosperms today. (9 in 10 of all the land plants.)

(Incredible complexity and diversity in the morphology of flowers.)

17th C. Dutch

Ito Jakuchu

18th C. Japan

Georgia O’Keefe

20th C. American

Student work

pastel

Student work

pastel

Student work

pastel

Student work

Pastel and charcoal pencil

Student work

Pastel, Prismacolor, pen and ink

Student work:Prismacolor

Student work:Watercolor, ink and charcoal

A quick demo to get started…