Margaret Stones 'Nell Gwynn' architecture 'Young Eland-Etosha Pan-Namibia'

'Young Eland-Etosha Pan-Namibia'

It is intensely evocative

Multiplate etching and aquatint on paper

distilling the movement of time into a window

Mark Schaller’s work is like jazz

Margaret Stones 'Nell Gwynn' architecture 'Young Eland-Etosha Pan-Namibia'Margaret Stones is considered one of Australias most significant botanist artists. She came to the form while recovering from a long illness, drawing the flowers her friends sent her in commiseration. Her doctor remarked on her talent, connecting her with the University of Melbournes botany department and an illustrious career. This work however, is not a botanical illustration. Coming from the private collection of noted writer and scholar Ursula