Lynne Uptin: kunanyi - a botanical journey
kunanyi/Mount Wellington brings a Gondwanaland heritage wilderness into a capital city. Plants have evolved in this dolerite landscape in isolation since Tasmania became detached from Antarctica 45 million years ago and then separated from the Australian mainland some 12,000 years ago.
The watercolour paintings in this exhibition follow the variation in iconic plants that survive on kunanyi as climate and exposure changes, from the shrubby plants found at lower levels through to those surviving in the windswept alpine heath at 1200 meters. All but one of the plants found on kunanyi in this exhibition are endemic to lutruwita/Tasmania.
Trained at the National Art School Sydney, Lynne practiced as a leading illustrator in Sydney for 13 years before owning and opening two art galleries, a ceramic and a glass art studio. In 2021 Lynne was awarded the UK Society of Botanical Artists Dip SBA (Dist.) also receiving the SBA Award of Excellence for the highest overall marks on the 3 year course. This year, Lynne was appointed as a Fellow of the Society of Botanical Artists (SBA) in the UK, won the Margaret Granger Award in the SBA exhibition at The Mall Galleries, London and has been accepted to exhibit in the Royal Horticultural Society’s Gold Medal awards exhibition for the next 5 years.
Lynne’s garden on the D’Entrecasteaux Channel at Middleton, provides a continuous source of inspiration for her work. She grows many of the distinctive Gondwanan plants that were isolated as Tasmania broke away from Antarctica 45 million years ago.
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Lynne UptinEndemic Orchids, 2023watercolour on Fabriano watercolour paper 640gsm, framed102 x 73 cm (paper size) 115 x 86 cm (frame size)
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Lynne UptinRichea dracophylla, 2023watercolour on Fabriano watercolour paper 640gsm, framed102 x 73 cm (paper size) 115 x 86 cm (frame size)
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Lynne UptinTelopea truncata : Tasmanian Waratah, 2023watercolour on Fabriano watercolour paper 640gsm, framed102 x 73 cm (paper size) 115 x 186 cm (frame size)
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Lynne UptinBanksia marginata, 2023watercolour on Fabriano watercolour paper 640gsm, framed102 x 73 cm (paper size) 115 x 86 cm (frame size)
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Lynne UptinEucalyptus tasmaniensis: Octopus Tree, 2023watercolour on Fabriano watercolour paper 640gsm, framed102 x 73 cm (paper size) 115 x 86 cm (frame size)
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Lynne UptinLabillardiere’s finds, 2023watercolour on Fabriano watercolour paper 640gsm, framed102 x 73 cm (paper size) 115 x 86 cm (frame size)
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