Marjorie Leggitt, Squash Flower, 2020, mixed media. © Marjorie C. Leggitt.

Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration

Explore the world of yellow plants through illustrations created by students and faculty of Denver Botanic Gardens’ School of Botanical Art & Illustration (SBAI).

May 29 – Aug. 15, 2021

Freyer – Newman Center

From daffodils to daisies and buttercups to bananas, discover a world of yellow growing all around you. Yellow is found throughout the natural world—making its way to our tables and our gardens, and offering pigments for a range of golden-hued paints and dyes.

 

Call for entries submission deadline was March 5, 2021. Please email exhibits@botanicgardens.org with any questions.

 

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Gallery

Marjorie Leggitt, Squash Flower, 2020, mixed media. © Marjorie C. Leggitt.
Marjorie Leggitt, Squash Flower, 2020, mixed media. © Marjorie C. Leggitt.
Stephanie Oliver, 2016, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis (Buddha's Hand), colored pencil on Mylar. © Stephanie Oliver.
Stephanie Oliver, 2016, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis (Buddha's Hand), colored pencil on Mylar. © Stephanie Oliver.
Michael Campbell, Helianthus annuus, 2010, colored pencil. © Michael Campbell.
Michael Campbell, Helianthus annuus, 2010, colored pencil. © Michael Campbell.
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