| Taisuko Snow |
| Original Oil on Canvas, 25" x 31" |
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Artist's Notes:
"My botanical and artistic
studies of orchids not only
have increased my passion
for flowers, but also have
given me a new respect for
the evolution of the species.
By adaptation to the
environment from which they
arise, orchids have modified
their appearance to imitate
insects (bees, wasps,
butterflies), animals
(donkeys, swans, ducks)
and even man (gnomes,
elves, dancing ladies) to get
what they need to survive. In
this painting, I explore the
paradox of linking
monumental strength and
viability to something so
apparently delicate and
temporal as the flower."
"My botanical and artistic
studies of orchids not only
have increased my passion
for flowers, but also have
given me a new respect for
the evolution of the species.
By adaptation to the
environment from which they
arise, orchids have modified
their appearance to imitate
insects (bees, wasps,
butterflies), animals
(donkeys, swans, ducks)
and even man (gnomes,
elves, dancing ladies) to get
what they need to survive. In
this painting, I explore the
paradox of linking
monumental strength and
viability to something so
apparently delicate and
temporal as the flower."
| Original Paintings |
| Patricia Laspino |
Gallery
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American Orchid Society - Director of Education Note:
The first Phalaenopsis species, described at the time as a “showy” Epidendrum, E. amabilis, was described in 1753 by
the Swedish botanist Linnaeus. Linnaeus could not have imagined a time when millions of Phalaenopsis plants would
be grown annually for the general public. Phalaenopsis amabilis and other closely-related white and pink-flowered
species form the genetic basis of the plant that inspired this work. Little is known of the pollination biology of these
orchids, however it is known that Phalaenopsis amabilis is pollinated by large carpenter bees. Once widely distributed
from southern Japan through China and southward throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, southern India, and
Nepal, many Phalaenopsis species now face great survival stress due to habitat destruction. For instance in Malaysia,
the habitat of Phalaenopis violacea, one of a handful of fragrant Phalaenopsis species, has disappeared from urban
sprawl.
The first Phalaenopsis species, described at the time as a “showy” Epidendrum, E. amabilis, was described in 1753 by
the Swedish botanist Linnaeus. Linnaeus could not have imagined a time when millions of Phalaenopsis plants would
be grown annually for the general public. Phalaenopsis amabilis and other closely-related white and pink-flowered
species form the genetic basis of the plant that inspired this work. Little is known of the pollination biology of these
orchids, however it is known that Phalaenopsis amabilis is pollinated by large carpenter bees. Once widely distributed
from southern Japan through China and southward throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, southern India, and
Nepal, many Phalaenopsis species now face great survival stress due to habitat destruction. For instance in Malaysia,
the habitat of Phalaenopis violacea, one of a handful of fragrant Phalaenopsis species, has disappeared from urban
sprawl.
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