Inspiration from nature is a well that many artists dip into, some shallowly and some come regularly and linger, drinking in deeply.
I chose work that abstracts some aspect of nature and where the artist consistently used abstraction of some aspect of nature to present their work on the SAQA site. Several use color to present their concept, others used texture or form. Some focus minutely and others take in the entire horizon. All delighted my eyes, mind and soul.
Nancy G Cook
List of selected artists and works, linked to statement and/or detail image provided by the artist
Reflections 5
Virginia Abrams
Horizon XIII
Deidre Adams
DISORDERED SPRING
Katherine Allen
Water 2
Jill Ault
Verdant Mesa
Regina Benson
Flight
Liz Berg
Prairie Dawn
Ann Brauer
Urchin 1
Betty Busby
Sumie-Cherry Blossom 2
Chiaki Dosho
Wilderness
Betty Ford
At Sunrise
Patty Hawkins
Roots of Rhythm I
Karen Kamenetzky
Underwater Reflection
Janet Kurjan
Live Water
Susan Leslie Lumsden
Goldenrod Gall 1
B. J. Parady
Cicada House
Judy Coates Perez
Coming Back
Wen Redmond
Big Root Geranium
Sue Reno
Surf III
Grietje Van der Veen Weisselberg
Leelanau Autumn
Desiree Vaughn
Natural Abstractions
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GRIETJE VAN DER VEEN SURF III |
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CHIAKI DOSHO SUMIE-CHERRY BLOSSOM2 |
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VIRGINIA ABRAMS REFLECTIONS 5 |
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SUE RENO BIG ROOT GERANIUM |
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JUDY COATES PEREZ CICADA HOUSE |
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PATTY HAWKINS AT SUNRISE |
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REGINA BENSON VERDANT MESA |
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BETTY FORD WILDERNESS |
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KAREN KAMENETZKY ROOTS OF RHYTHM I |
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WEN REDMOND COMING BACK |
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BJ PARADY GOLDENROD GALL 1 |
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LIZ BERG FLIGHT |
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SUSAN LESLIE LUMSDEN LIVE WATER |
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DEIDRE ADAMS HORIZON XIII |
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JILL AULT WATER 2 |
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JANET KURJAN UNDERWATER REFLECTION |
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DESIREE VAUGHN LEELANAU AUTUMN |
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ANN BRAUER PRAIRIE DAWN |
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