Nymphaea rubra Roxb. ex Andrews
29.7 x 21 cm
Watercolour on paper
2024
Sugar of The Pond
IDR 1.550.000
My exploration in the botanic garden led me to see various plants. The water specimen I presented grows covering one of the ponds in Purwodadi Botanic Garden. As a visual person, seeing the contrasting colours of magenta red flowers amidst the dark foliage and murky water makes it a sweetener in the middle of the pond.
Rio Ananta Prima
Rio enjoys exploring nature and encountering plants around him, exploring his surroundings and painting activities are a complete combination in his life.
His passion for botanical art began when he joined the Indonesian Society of Botanical Artists in 2018. Botanical art for him is an expression of his passion for nature and plants.
Focusing on watercolour as his medium, which he finds easy to express, painting plants becomes an intriguing artwork. He was once featured as a botanical artist in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery at Kew Gardens in London in 2023.
In the future, Rio continues to learn about painting plants and strives to communicate the diversity of species in his artwork.
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