Original Miniature Pencil Drawing by Contemporary South African Artist, Eileen Bass-"Baobab"

For sale is an original pencil drawing by contemporary South African artist, Eileen Bass. "Baobab", a very nice pencil drawing measures 2 3/4" x 4" and the brown wood frame is 6" x 7". The artist has signed on the left lower corner, both art and frame are in very good condition. I love all trees, but the baobab is my absolute favorite! Free shipping in continental USA.

Biography:

Eileen Bass was born and educated in Johannesburg where she currently resides. She started botanical painting under the guidance of Diana Carmichael in 2003 and has also attended the Orient Express Botanical Art Masterclasses with Katie Lee and Jenny Phillips. She exhibits regularly with the Botanical Artists Association of South Africa and has taken part in five Kirstenbosch Biennales and also the Botanical Art Worldwide exhibition held in Johannesburg in 2018 at the Everard Read Gallery in Rosebank.

Eileen is an active member of The Miniature Art Society of South Africa and exhibits regularly in South Africa and abroad. She is an associate member of The Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers and is a signature member of several international miniature art societies. She is the recipient of numerous awards both locally and internationally including the most recent honour of being elected a signature member of The Miniature Artists of America (MAA). Her work is kept in collections here and abroad.

FYI:
Adansonia is a genus made up of eight species of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs. They are placed in the Malvaceae family. They are native to Madagascar, mainland Africa, and Australia. The trees have also been introduced to other regions such as Asia. The generic name honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and explorer who described Adansonia digitata. The baobab is also known as the "upside down tree", a name that originates from several myths. They are among the most long-lived of vascular plants and have large flowers that are reproductive for a maximum of 15 hours. The flowers open around dusk, opening so quickly that movement can be detected by the naked eye, and are faded by the next morning. The fruits are large, oval to round and berry-like and hold kidney-shaped seeds in a dry, pulpy matrix.

In the early 21st century, baobabs in southern Africa began to die off rapidly from a cause yet to be determined. It is unlikely that disease or pests would be able to kill many trees so rapidly, and some have speculated that the die-off is a result of dehydration. Ref: Wikipedia