Wildflowers of Indiana

by Wampler, Maryrose; Wampler, Fred

• ISBN13: 9780253365736
• ISBN10: 0253365732
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-10-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

"All who love the beauty of the Indiana countryside and woodlands will love this book. It is filled with useful information and with the glorious beauty of Maryrose Wampler's paintings." -- Herman B Wells"It's one beautiful book." -- David Mannweiler, Indianapolis News"... a beautiful book... " -- South Bend Tribune"If you like flowers, you'll like this one." -- Hammond Times"Wildflowers of Indiana is a visual delight." -- Arts Indiana"... a beautiful celebration of the wildflower heritage of the state. It is a book that will delight all nature and garden lovers... " -- Indiana Audubon Quarterly"... a beautiful volume that should increase awareness and appreciation of nature." -- Annie Paulson Gillespie, Wildflower"... the beauty of this book transcends regional lines... compelling, incredibly appealing watercolors." -- American HorticulturistMaryrose Wampler is the premier wildflower artist in Indiana, if not the Midwest. This lavish and oversize volume contains 80 full-color views of over 300 species of wildflowers that vary from woodland to roadside to field, and from season to season. Wildflowers of Indiana is at once a celebration of nature through the eyes of a gifted artist and a collector's item for lovers of nature and fine books everywhere.

Author Biography

Maryrose Wampler conducts classes in painting and maintains a private studio in Bloomington, Indiana. Besides her many commissioned works, she painted the illustrations for Wildflowers of Indiana (Indiana University Press, 1988).

Fred Wampler is a retired elementary school teacher. He has devoted much of his time to assisting Maryrose in finding specimens and in writing the text for this book, as he did for Wildflowers of Indiana.