A mother’s love. When flowers meet watercolor – art by Singaporean artist Lim Zhi Wei

When flowers meet watercolor
“I believe that art can be found not only in high-end galleries,” – said about her project Lim Zhi Wei. She has created a wonderful series of watercolor drawings, decorated with flower petals. Lim Zhi Wei, also known under the nickname Limzy – artist from Singapore. The style of her work is very unusual. Because of this unique technique, which, perhaps, was not used by anyone, she has become known not only in her country but also far beyond its borders. Pictures of the artist executed in watercolor, then the drawing is complemented by flower petals. She does it very skillfully, the color and delicately attached to the drawing petals add completeness and greater expressiveness to the whole image. The idea of such unusual patterns came to the artist while she invented an original gift for her grandmother. Then she draw a girl in a dress of rose petals, for the first time.
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Chinese figurines Coral jewelry art

Coral jewelry art
Natural material, coral polyps (“bioherm”), in large concentrations become reefs and coral islands. Traditionally, people use ordinary corals as raw materials to produce lime. And some rare species, as a precious raw material used for the manufacture of jewelry. Among the variety of marine resources in nature, there are real deep water treasures – pink, black, “gold”, blue and bamboo coral. In particular, the Mediterranean Sea and off the coast of Japan are rich in red or precious corals – gorgonians. From their calcareous skeleton of red and pink, purified from polyps, even in ancient times, at least 25 thousand years ago, produced expensive necklaces, bracelets, brooches, cameos, and other products.
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Yellow bird. Illustration from Golden Book by Charley Harper (4 August 1922 – 10 June 2007)

Golden Book by Charley Harper
Born in Frenchton, West Virginia on August 4, 1922, Harper is a talented modernist artist best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations. During his career, Harper illustrated numerous books, notably The Golden Book of Biology. As his subjects are mainly natural, with birds prominently featured, Charley often created works for many nature-based organizations. In particular, the National Park Service, Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati Nature Center, Hamilton County (Ohio) Park District, and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. Also, Harper designed interpretive displays for Everglades National Park. Charley Harper died on Sunday, June 10, 2007 after contending with pneumonia for some months.
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A bear in the woods. Moss graffiti art on city buildings

Moss graffiti art
First of all, moss graffiti – a new direction of art and it looks like it has a future. Environmentally friendly picture will just grow on the wall.
The author of these beautiful moss installations of animal figures appeared on the city buildings – a talented Hungarian artist Edina Tokodi. The “living pictures” camouflage outgrowths, attracting locals and visitors. According to Edina, her idea was simple – to show the relationship between man and nature. Meanwhile, such art has become in high demand, and the use of this technology over the last few years is growing. In addition to written “green poem” in London, street artists created numerous wall paintings in New York and Chicago. In fact, moss is a beautiful living material for decorating anything. Even if your garden is in the average square-cluster dacha, or a modest corner of the courtyard of the city, you still have chances. The chances to make a piece of art, like a backdrop for a romantic medieval history.
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Lovers point. Stunning Silhouette photography by Naveed Mughal

Silhouette photography by Naveed Mughal
Self-taught Pakistani photographer, artist and fashion model Naveed Mughal is from Darogawala, Lahore but since November 2007 he has been working in Kuwait. According to Naveed Mughal, photography is his passion, either he is shooting or being shot. Naveed is a young and handsome model, and his photography art is worth watching indeed. Although he is just a beginner and a learner, yet his photo art, and in particular, color combination is totally inspiring.
Luckily, Naveed Mughal shares his thoughtful ideas and pictures on his website pages. His photo gallery – a colorful world of beautiful sunsets, evening landscapes, amazing nature, and animals.
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Landscape photographer Galen Rowell (1940 – 2002)

Landscape photographer Galen Rowell
Born in Oakland, California, in 1940, Rowell was a talented landscape photographer. He has created an inspiring art gallery of landscape scenery from around the world, including portrait and still life. Remembered as one of the best American landscape photographers, Rowell was in fact, a self-taught photographer.
According to his biography, Galen Rowell enjoyed a long marriage with Barbara Cushman, with whom he lived in California and had two children. In 2002, 62-year-old Rowell and his wife tragically died in an air crash between Alaska and California. In order to recognize the great and intangible value of his body of work, Galen Rowell posthumously entered the International League of Conservation Photographers (2009).
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English photographer Adam Burton

The author of these pictures of beautiful scenery is English photographer Adam Burton. Recognizable and in demand, he is one of the leading landscape photographers. And certainly, one of the artists responsible for the development of photo art now. According to the artist, his most favorite photographic genre is landscape. A self-taught photographer, Adam Burton did not receive special education. However, he studied himself through perseverance and, above all, love for nature. As a result, he has become one of the world’s most renowned nature photographers. Beautiful scenery in his pictures fascinate and enchant. Adam Burton knows how to work with light and most of his favorite moments – dawn and dusk.
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