Balsamroot From North American Wildflowers (1925) By Mary Vaux Walcott by Mary Vaux Walcott Merel Takken their intricate petal structure and

their intricate petal structure and subtle colouring carrying all the visual weight

then outward across the stillness of the scene

Divided is a study in deliberate separation — Hobday uses clean geometric division to create tension and quiet dialogue between two distinct fields of tone

monochromatic tones that evoke historical cartography

connected by bridges rendered in the thinnest

Balsamroot From North American Wildflowers (1925) By Mary Vaux Walcott by Mary Vaux Walcott Merel Takken their intricate petal structure andFrom the landmark 1925 Smithsonian publication North American Wild Flowers, this watercolour of Balsamroot by Mary Vaux Walcott exemplifies her rare gift for combining scientific exactness with artistic grace. Every petal, leaf vein, and stem is rendered with the steady hand of a naturalist who truly loved what she painted the result sits somewhere between field study and fine art. Printed as an archival fine art print in our Berlin studio, Walcott's