Botanical Collection
Christopher spent almost five years living and working in Sarawak. He would spend much of his personal time visiting Dayak tribes with whom he would travel into the rainforest to paint orchids, exotic plants and the flora and fauna of Sarawak. Extracts from some 200 of Christopher’s journals articulate some of his experiences while living in Sarawak.
A large part of the Botanical Collection include illustrations of orchids, many of which were entrusted by Christopher into the care of The Sarawak State Museum, the oldest museum in South East Asia. The paintings are frequently on exhibition in the Old Museum (Ethnology Museum) in Kuching.
Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, colour, and details of plant species, frequently in the form of watercolour paintings. The emphasis of Botanical Illustration is on science rather than visual art and highlights a plant’s particular distinguishing features which enable botanists to tell one plant from another.
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EXPLORE CHRISTOPHER'S OTHER COLLECTIONS
Christopher's use of colour brightens any room
Original works from Christopher’s collection of paintings are exhibited from time to time but are not available for sale. A vast selection of Christopher’s botanical illustrations are on permanent display in the Ethnology Department of the Sarawak Museum in Kuching, Malaysia.
Exhibitions of Christopher’s paintings previously planned in 2020-2022 have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Giclée prints and pieces of functional art make it possible to enjoy Christopher’s paintings at home. The original paintings are scanned at an ultra-high resolution and colour proofs are appraised as close to the original painting as possible. Giclée prints are made with state-of-the-art printers on a selection of papers including museum-quality heavyweight Fine-art print paper with a smooth, clean finish up to Fine-art quality archival Hahnemühle Cotton-rag paper giving the print the feel of the original watercolour. Giclée printing process will produce a print that lasts between 100-200 years in optimal conditions. A selection of functional art giftware is also available from our shop.
