The Exhibition
Works in the Exhibition
Unavailable
Fungi
Marian Ellis Rowan
watercolour on silk
Unavailable
Great Pitta Bird
Marian Ellis Rowan
watercolour and gouache on paper
Little Corella
Marian Ellis Rowan
watercolour and gouache on paper
Unavailable
Mt Cook from Governors Bush New Zealand
Marian Ellis Rowan
watercolour and gouache on paper
Unavailable
Palm Cockatoo
Marian Ellis Rowan
watercolour and gouache on paper
Petrea Volybilis Trop America Verbanaceae
Marian Ellis Rowan
watercolour and gouache on paper
Unavailable
The Sheltered Nest
Marian Ellis Rowan
watercolour and gouache on paper
Unavailable
Western Australian Wildflowers
Marian Ellis Rowan
watercolour and gouache on paper
Past Exhibition
Western Australian Wildflowers
17 August:
29 October 2021
ONLINE EXHIBITION
Undertaking a successful career Marian Ellis Rowan ultimately a painter and naturalist, was initially inspired by the gardens of her youth at Mount Macedon and family connections to government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, Rowan became a celebrated artist frequently depicting wildflowers and birdlife.
Travelling extensively, she recorded numerous botanical species in Australia; New Zealand; the United Kingdom; the United States of America and Papua and New Guinea. She won numerous awards for her paintings which are characterised by both a detailed accuracy and compositional charm with touches of dramatic interest such as the inclusion of insects.
This exhibition celebrates a collection of delicately detailed flora and fauna works on paper.
https://issuu.com/dent_j/docs/ellis_rowan_catalogue
View the fully illustrated colour images with essay as a flipbook here
Alternatively view the fully illustrated colour e-catalogue with essay in PDF format here
About the Exhibition
ONLINE EXHIBITION Undertaking a successful career Marian Ellis Rowan ultimately a painter and naturalist, was initially inspired by the gardens of her youth at Mount Macedon and family connections to government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, Rowan became a celebrated artist frequently depicting wildflowers and birdlife. Travelling extensively, she recorded numerous botanical species in Australia; New Zealand; the United Kingdom; the United States of America and Papua and New Guinea. She won numerous awards for her paintings which are characterised by both a detailed accuracy and compositional charm with touches of dramatic interest such as the inclusion of insects. This exhibition celebrates a collection of delicately detailed flora and fauna works on paper. https://issuu.com/dent_j/docs/ellis_rowan_catalogueView the fully illustrated colour images with essay as a flipbook here
Alternatively view the fully illustrated colour e-catalogue with essay in PDF format here