Description

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This beautiful botanical art book is a dazzling and wondrous celebration of Banksia menziesii, commonly known as Firewood or Menzies’ Banksia, by one of Australia’s best botanical artists. After many field trips and long observation of the flowering plant, Philippa Nikulinsky has created a series of detailed drawings and paintings that record the entire cycle of this species, capturing it in all its beauty.

About the Author

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Philippa Nikulinsky has spent a lifetime painting exquisite watercolors honoring the flora and fauna of Western Australian. She is the author of five books and seven illustrated diaries, including CapeArid and Soul of the Desert. For 20 years she has painted the cover illustration for the conservation magazine Landscope.