Gunnera by Martin S Taylor

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Very well done Martin.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Thu 02 Jul 16:11:47

Captured beautifully Martin. They remind me off when I have been out painting gardens

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Thu 02 Jul 16:36:15

Stunning, Martin.

Posted by Lynne Brookfield on Thu 02 Jul 16:49:55

A wonderful painting Martin. I am familiar with these huge leaves as we have some in a garden near me. Good old David by the way!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Thu 02 Jul 17:12:18

Lovely work !!

Posted by valerie harper on Thu 02 Jul 18:15:23

Love the detail on those leaves.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 02 Jul 19:48:58

Superb pastel work Martin, and great to hear of the David Curtis link with your art group. How lucky are you!

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 03 Jul 06:32:47

Super painting ... I like gunnera leaves too!

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 03 Jul 07:53:42

Very interesting piece!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 03 Jul 08:39:51

Very effective piece Martin

Posted by Russell Edwards on Fri 03 Jul 09:10:33

A superb piece very skilfully done.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 03 Jul 09:33:38

How wonderful to have that link with David Curtis, and what a brilliant idea for your art group. A superb study of the Gunnera Martin, love the way you have captured the underneath ribs of the leaves with light. It’s nick name is the Dinosaur plant, reputed to be at least 100 million years old.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 03 Jul 10:25:49

This is so beautiful

Posted by Thea Penna on Fri 03 Jul 14:30:17

Thank you all for your encouraging responses. Really appreciated. I used to see some Gunnera on a canal walk years ago but they are not there now and I suspect they were actively removed as they are not native and can spread madly under the right conditions to the detriment of native species

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Fri 03 Jul 16:25:03

I have to add that I’m so glad that some survive in private gardens as these dinosaur plants are a bit special to a dreamer

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Fri 03 Jul 16:27:11

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02/07/2026

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Pastel plein air sketch from Sunday in the garden of local Artist David Curtis who sportingly invites Doncaster Art Club of which he is President, to his village each year and persuades some residents to open their gardens to paint in. I was fascinated by these huge plants and the sunlight through their leaves. 9.5x12.5” Pastel mat

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Martin S Taylor

I have been for creating things for over 50 years and love variety so I paint, sculpt, make stained glass and ceramics. I use watercolour, acrylic, pastel and ink in my paintings and work from models, plein air and from photos - which I take lots of especially now phone cameras are so good! My…

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