Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Administration => Notice Board => Topic started by: Maggi Young on August 20, 2018, 05:05:07 PM
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Fred Hunt, famous as one of SRGC's greatest growers and exhibitors has generously donated a number of flower paintings to be auctioned for Club Funds. This auction will take place at the Early Bulb Day in Dunblane in 2019.
All but one of the paintings for auction are by the late Lawrence Greenwood. Lawrence was a stalwart member of SRGC who often exhibited his watercolour paintings of flowers at Club events.
This is the list of paintings by Lawrence Greenwood :
Aquilegia jonesii
Arisaema elephas
Cypripedium calceolus
Cypripedium formosanum
Cypripedium guttatum
Cypripedium macranthos
Fritillaria hermonis ssp. amana ‘Sunglow’
Fritillaria latifolia
Fritillaria michailovskyi
Gentiana acaulis
Lilium souliei
Meconopsis grandis ‘Slieve Donard‘
Primula falcifolia
Primula reidii var. williamsii
Pulsatilla ‘Budapest‘
Rhododendron leucaspis
Trillium discolor
Plus one other –
Rhododendron yakushimanum by M. Wilson
A pdf containing photos of the paintings ( taken under glass in their frames, so showing some reflection ) may be downloaded by clicking this link (http://files.srgc.net/localgroups/DonatedAuctionPaintings.pdf)
This pdf contains photos of the works, plus the size of the images and the size including their frames.
Bidding is only possible at the Early Bulb Day in Dunblane - if you cannot attend and wish to bid on an item, please find an SRGC friend who will be there to bid on your behalf.
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All the works are pictured in the pdf .... but here are a few samples to whet your appetite for the sale....
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Aquilegia jonesii
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Cypripedium formosanum
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Fritillaria michailovskyi
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Lilium souliei
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Rhodoendron yakushimanum by M. Wilson
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The auction raised around £2000 for Club Funds - thanks to all who took part - and especially to Fred Hunt and family for the kind gift.