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Botanical Illustrations Capture the Colorful Charm of Houseplants

Botanical Illustrations House Plants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

In her collection of botanical illustrations, Brooklyn-based artist Laura Garcia Serventi beautifully showcases the charm of the humble houseplant. Rendered in the artist's characteristically colorful style, each painting captures potted plants' unexpected diversity.

In her Gardens series, Serventi paints quirky collections of indoor plants set against splashy tile floors. The flora featured in each composition illustrate the artist's eclectic interest in plants, which range from blooming flowers and fanned palm trees to towering cacti and squat succulents. Even the houseplants' pots echo this diversity, as they vary in color, pattern, silhouette, and size.

Much more than a colorful ode to plants or a beautiful botanical study, each vibrant painting in Gardens is rooted by Serventi's own experiences. Specifically, the scenes are inspired by memories of the lush gardens and verdant backyards in Buenos Aires, where the artist spent her youth. This Argentinian influence is also apparent in her radiant series of Tropicalsas well as her stunning selection of photography, which features some of her large-scale botanical illustrations as backdrops!

If you're interested in picking up your own plant-y print, be sure to stop by Serventi's Etsy.

In her Gardens series, artist Laura Garcia Serventi creates botanical illustrations of houseplants.

Botanical Illustration House Plants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration Houseplants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

In addition to potted plants, she also explores exotic flora in her collection of Tropicals.

Botanical Illustration House Plants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration House Plants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Botanical Illustration House Plants Paintings Laura Garcia Serventi

Laura Garcia Serventi: Website | Instagram | Etsy
h/t: [Cross Connect Magazine]

All images via Laura Garcia Serventi.

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Kelly Richman-Abdou

Kelly Richman-Abdou is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. An art historian living in Paris, Kelly was born and raised in San Francisco and holds a BA in Art History from the University of San Francisco and an MA in Art and Museum Studies from Georgetown University. When she’s not writing, you can find Kelly wandering around Paris, whether she’s leading a tour (as a guide, she has been interviewed by BBC World News America and France 24) or simply taking a stroll with her husband and two tiny daughters.
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