Missouri Botanical Garden commission

Novus International has commissioned two paintings from BHStudio to be included (by summer) in the MOBOT permanent collection. They are to honor Dr. Peter Raven's contribution to the Garden and to the world. Immersing myself in Dr. Raven's biography, I focused on his research in the "Co-Evolution of Pollinators and the Evening Primrose":

 

After completing this sketch I talked with John Behrer, friend and director of the Shaw Nature Reserve who is very familiar with the work of Dr. Raven, and he suggested I broaden the subject to include his work collecting plants across the globe, particularly in equatorial regions. A portion of a quote by Dr. Raven became "Diversity - The Palette of Sustainability":