The Complete Flower Paintings of Graham Stuart Thomas
After a lifetime of introducing, illustrating, and writing about plants, Thomas has gathered his most beautiful botanical paintings and drawings in this sumptuous volume. Over 100 pencil and pen-and-ink drawings, most drawn life size, detail the flowers of such plants as Rosa gigantia and Trillium sessile. However, it is the 57 full color botanical paintings that are the centerpiece of the book. The majority of these paintings are accompanied by a short essay by the artist/author on the history and attributes of the plant.
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 208 pp.
- Book dimensions: 10¼ x 12¼ in. ( x mm.)
- Images: 170 illustrations including 58 plates in full color
- ISBN-10: 0810916665
- ISBN-13: 9780810916661
About the author
Graham Stuart Thomas
The late Graham Stuart Thomas decided at the age of eight to make gardening his career. Thomas was world renowned for his classic books on roses, perennials, and ornamental shrubs, which have become essential references to a generation of gardeners. He was celebrated around the world for his work in gathering and popularizing old and new shrub roses. In addition to having an encyclopedic knowledge of horticulture, Thomas was an artist whose paintings and drawings illustrate his many books. He was also a talented photographer, poet and musician who has been described as “one of the towering figures of the art and craft of gardening of all time”. Thomas was one of the sixty-three holders of the Victoria Medal of Honour. In 1975 he received the Order of the British Empire for his work with the National Trust, where for thirty years he was Gardens Adviser and supervised the restoration of some of the most famous gardens in Great Britain. He as awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society as well as their Gold Medal for his paintings and drawings, and the Dean Hole Medal by the National Rose Society. The Garden Writers’ Guild gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.
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