Ginseng Blue
Walnut ink, acrylic, coffee, 23k gold leaf
22 x 16 in

Beneath the Surface is a call to return to a deeper understanding of ourselves, not as separate from nature, but as an integral part of its vast, living network.

#botanicalart #vegetalturn #beneaththesurface #peggihabets #botanic

The Secret Lives of Plants
India ink, watercolor, gold leaf
"Beneath the Surface" is a new series of mixed media paintings exploring the symbiotic nature of plants and humans.
#beneaththesurface #vegetalturn #botanicalart #surrealism #peggihabets #botanic

A Corpse Flower only blooms after 7-10 years of nurturing. The spathe (flower) is fleeting, lasting about a day before it dies back to regenerate again a decade later.

#beneaththesurface #vegetalturn #botanicalart #surrealism #untanglingourroots #contemporaryart #figurativeart

“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” —John Muir

“Tethered”
Walnut ink, coffee, acrylic, soluble graphite, 23k gold leaf
26 x 22 inch
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#beneaththesurface #vegetalturn #botanicalart #surrealism #botanicals

Heartbreaker
India inks, watercolor, gold leaf
29x20 in
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“Beneath the Surface” is a new series of mixed media paintings exploring the symbiotic nature of plants and humans.

#beneaththesurface #vegetalturn #botanicalart #surrealism #watercolorart #untanglingourroots

Marcello Di Paolo discussing his recent research Vegetal Turn - an important addition to our understanding of the relationship between plants, nature and societies #plantinitiative #vegetalturn #plantstudies #plantethics

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