King Boletes mushrooms by Dorota Haber-Lehigh
Original art framed, walnut ink, watercolor and color pencil
“Local PNW and edible, these were found in Gearhart last year. Get excited for another fab fungi season!” Dorota
REVIEW: “Along with the mushrooms themselves, you also did a lot of work on that tricky, feathery plant at the base of them along with the bits of pine needles. And I like all those nibbled, imperfect parts, too.” HB
Dorota Haber-Lehigh is an artist, educator and a naturalist with a passion for native plants of the Pacific Northwest. Born in Poland, Dorota loves foraging for berries, mushroom hunting, field sketching and collecting specimens. She is inspired by her grandparents, who were avid mushroom hunters and gardeners.
Click to listen to Dorota’s artist talk during the OVER and UP opening reception:
Dorota Haber-Lehigh is an artist, educator and a naturalist with a passion for native plants of the Pacific Northwest. Dorota has two degrees in Art and International Studies with a focus on indigenous cultures, and a master’s degree in teaching. She earned a Diploma in Botanical Illustration from Society of Botanical Artists in London. She is a member of Oregon Botanical Artists, Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists and American Society of Botanical Artists.
She has authored two ethnobotanical books: “ABC of Native Plants of the Coastal PNW” and “Native Berries of the Coastal PNW.”
For the November show Dorota has chosen to depict various seedpods and fall berries.
Fall fruit and seeds provide food for birds and and are part of ancient harvest rituals for humans.
“Iris Pods and a Bee” by Dorota Haber-Lehigh
Art mounted on wood block with multiple layers of Dorland wax
8″ x 8″
At this time of the year plants prepare for winter, and begin storing the energy and creating fruit and seeds as a promise of spring regeneration.
“Oregon Huckleberries” by Dorota Haber-Lehigh
Art mounted on wood block with multiple layers of Dorland wax
8″ x 8″
Seed pods, fruit, fungi and fall flora provide such a visual feast of colors and textures.
“Snowberries and Hummingbird Moth” by Dorota Haber-Lehigh
Art mounted on wood block with multiple layers of Dorland wax
8″ x 8″
Seeds and seed pods remind us that the cycle of nature continues.
“Magnolia Grandiflora” by Dorota Haber-Lehigh
Framed 12″ x 12″
Art paper stained with walnut ink to create unique surface, and uses artist quality colored pencils such as Faber Castell Polychromos or Caran d’Ache, 100% cotton hot press 140 lbs acid free paper.
Fairweather House and Gallery
612 Broadway
Seaside
WILD BEAUTY exhibition
Through Nov. 24th
Featuring NW artists Leopoldine “LEO” Brew, Agnes Field, Patricia Clark-Finley, Dorota Haber-Leligh, Ron Nicolaides, Neal Maine, Jan Rimerman, and Vanessa K. Stokes.
Welcoming encaustic artist Claudia Fuenzalida Johns.
The strength of WILD BEAUTY lies in the detailed and multivariate perspectives each artist brings showing us a different viewpoint.
They all use WILD BEAUTY as the theme of their work but they use different techniques and the way they see it is distinctively unique.
Dorota’s interest in portraying individual plants with their sculptural and ephemeral beauty brings attention to importance of ecological diversity of nature and to emphasize nature’s and human fragility.
“It brings me joy and solace to turn to nature during this time of uncertainty and confusion and reflect on the symbolism of seeds offering new growth and new directions.” Dorota Haber-Leligh
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