Nigi Lechner
My two sisters and I grew up in Sydney as refugees from Vienna during the Second World War. From my mother I learnt to have a great love for the arts and, as a child, I did much painting and sculpting, winning a series of prizes at the Royal Easter Show and Waratah Exhibitions. A long career as an academic at the University of Sydney interrupted this artistic leaning and it was not until I retired in 2001 that I returned to painting. I am particularly drawn to the fascinating discipline of botanical illustration, which combines the strict technical rigour of Science with an appreciation of the natural, innate beauty of plants. My teachers and mentors have been Barbara Goldin, Elaine Musgrave, Beverly Allen and Barbara Duckworth. I have sold botanical works in Canada, Austria and Australia. I have exhibited twice at BASA.
Protea cynaroides
King protea A
28 x 40 cm
Watercolour
$3,000.00 for the pair |
Protea cynaroides
King protea B
28 x 40 cm
Watercolour
$3,000.00 for the pair |
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