17th century fish 1680. 1930 oil of Anne Bonney, an 18th century Irish pirate, painted by Raymond Lindsay (son)
One of collection of framed watercolours of birds 1827. Various nudes. Portrait of English gentleman, resembling Captain Cook.
Italian school portrait of a Roman dignitary. One of a collection of Picasso’s, Le Chat. One of many 17th century English maps. Victorian landscape by G Pillig 1940s.
Scottish highlands. A bright Margaret Tarrant. Napoleon hand coloured lithograph. 19th century NZ landscape.
Soldier 1607 – de Gheyn & Soldier 19th century.
Charcoal of a kitten by Mali Moir,
Exceptional Australian artist and close friend.
See more of her works on my website under Contemporary Art also many in Archives.
Mali Moir began her career as botanical artist in 1993 at the National Herbarium of Victoria. Combining botanical and horticultural knowledge with artistic skills Mali has contributed pen and ink drawings for Flora of Victoria, Flora of Australia, Mulleria and other scientific publications. By working closely with botanists, Mali has gained an understanding of the importance of scientific accuracy, the fundamentals of precise measurement and thorough depiction of detail. She teaches botanical illustration in association with the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, at private art groups and conducts workshops in Victoria, interstate and overseas.
Mali was awarded a Gold Medal by The Royal Horticultural Society London and an invited exhibitor to the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation USA. She is recipient of an inaugural Celia Rosser Medal and twice finalist in the Waterhouse Art Prize. Mali was the first Australian to receive the Focus On Nature Purchase Award by New York State Museum USA. She exhibits widely in Australia and internationally and has produced many works for private, public and corporate collections.
Mali has great interest working in the area of conservation and was proud to donate a painting for the charity auction ‘Name a New Species of Shrimp’ held by Australian Marine Conservation Society in association with Museum Victoria, Mali also contributes to ‘Art for Sharks’ with AMCS.
Mali has a keen interest for artistic interpretation of natural history themes in the Accurate Realism style, approaching her work with traditional techniques whilst developing a fresh contemporary look. Mali executes works on paper with the consummate skill of a dedicated artist as she combines her fascination for science and nature with an active desire to render works of art with beauty, character and scientific merit.
Mali abides with her sincere belief that “artists make science visible”.
Hesperides sive de Malorum Aureorum Cultura et Usu Libri Quatuor’
Giovanni Baptista (also Battista) Ferrari
(1584 in Siena – 1 February 1655 in Siena), was an Italian Jesuit and professor in Rome, a botanist, and an author of illustrated
botanical books and a Latin-Syrian dictionary. He was born to an affluent Sienese family and entered the Jesuit Order in Rome in 1602. His career, besides the authoring of two important works, included being professor of Hebrew and Rhetoric at the Jesuit College in Rome and horticultural advisor to the Pope.
