Artist: Bente King

After 15 years as botanical illustrator at Cornell University, I paint plant portraits in watercolor, colored pencil, and pen/ink. My aim is to express the unique character of each plant, keeping the painting botanically correct to the best of my ability. It is a pleasure through teaching, to help others discover the beauty in details of plants.

Professional Experience :

L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Botanical Illustrator: 1980 – 1995

Teaching:

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY “introduction to Natural Science Illustration” 1990 – present Cornell Plantations, Botanical Illustration: 1981 – present Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca , NY: 1995 The Royal Danish Horticultural Society, Copenhagen, Denmark: 1992, 1994, 1995 Exhibits: Evora, Portugal: 2000 H. F. Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY “Images from the Natural World”: 1999 Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, NY: 1999 The Royal Danish Horticultural Society, Copenhagen, Denmark “That Wonderful Garden”: 1992, 1995, 1999 Sola Gallery, Ithaca, NY, “Our Garden World II”: 1993, 1996 1998 Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Seventh International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA: 1992

Bente King passed away in 2005

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    Barn Door Notecard

    Barn Door Grape tendrils curling over an old barn door, bright green leaves shining in the sun, soft grays and oranges in the weathering wood. Life and decay side by side; the cycle of life and death continues. Life does persevere; plant life creeps over an unused building, grass grows out of cracks in concrete,…