Botanist's Camp

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ANALYSIS OF JOHN WOLSELEY’S “BOTANIST’S CAMP” WRITTEN BY ANTHONY NGO, 8E The “Botanist’s Camp” is a lithograph illustrated by John Wolseley during 1997. As a botanist, John Wolseley takes inspiration from Australia’s unique outback, detailing the minutiae of the flora and fauna in his artworks. His unconventional yet innovative artistry style includes an abstract method whereby natural agents act as printmaking tools or as stimulus. With these principles, John painted many diverse sets of masterpieces and in this case the infamous “Botanist’s Camp”. Within the 74 cm by 93.5 cm canvas, John depicted an assortment of desert wildlife. These include a frog, frill-neck lizards, and various types of flora. Furthermore, as a contribution to the painter’s

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