Rory McEwen was born on the 12th of March, 1932. He was raised in the family home, and attended Eton College, then Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received a degree in English. It was after a career in music that he took up Art, and after 1964 began to produce floral pieces, that later appeared in the Tate, the Hunt Institute and many other Art collections around the World. He was diagnosed with Cancer in 1982, and died in a tragic accident in London, aged 50.
Rory illustrated a stunning book on carnations while he was at Cambridge University and then had a successful career in music before he began to produce botanical paintings that later appeared in the Tate, the Hunt Institute and many other art collections around the world.
This is called 'Aconitum' and it's a watercolour on paper, measuring 292 x 335. It's one of a series of experimental watercolours called 'Homage to Karl Blossfeldt'.
This is another painting from Rory's 'Homage to Karl Blossfeldt' - a series of experimental watercolours on paper.
Measuring 340 x 295mm, this is one of a series of watercolour on vellum paintings Rory McEwen produced of decaying leaves which he found on his walks.
