Penelope Gottlieb

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Penelope Gottlieb, Crudia Zeylanica, 2012

Acrylic and ink on panel, 50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm)

Extinct Sri Lanka, was a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. (Orange flower on right side of painting, also seed pods top right)

PG004

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Penelope Gottlieb, Hopea Shingkeng, 2012

Acrylic and ink on canvas, 78 x 66 in. (198.1 x 167.6 cm)

(Arunchal Hopea Tree) This small tree was harvested extensively for the construction of house posts in India. It was declared extinct in 1998. (Three large green leaves, central area of painting)

PG005

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Penelope Gottlieb, Viola Cryana, 2012

Acrylic and ink on panel, 50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm)

Cry Pansy is from region of Cry, France and experienced a loss of habitat and overexploitation by plant collectors. (Two violets, left side of painting)

PG006

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Penelope Gottlieb, Potentilia multijuja, 2012

Acrylic and ink on panel, 78 x 84 in. (198.1 x 213.4 cm)

A perennial herb and member of the Rosaceae family once grew in the low coastal flats of the Los Angeles basin near what is now Playa del Ray. Extinction due to loss of habitat. (yellow 5 petal rose, upper left hand corner of painting)

PG012

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Penelope Gottlieb, Calochortus indecorus, 2012

Acrylic and ink on canvas, 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)

Mariposa lily was last collected from the slopes of Sexton Mountain, Oregon in 1948. Now extinct due to grazing, farming and road construction.

PG018

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Penelope Gottlieb, Antignon Leptopus, 2012

Acrylic and ink over Audubon print, 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm)

Coral Vine, a native of Mexico, is a fast growing, evergreen vine, climbing with tendrils that will reach 40 feet.

PG008

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Penelope Gottlieb, Thunbergia alata, 2012

Acrylic and ink over archival Audubon print, 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm)

Black-eyed Susan vine is an nvasive species found in Hawai, Australia and southern US.

PG013

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Penelope Gottlieb, Wisteria frutescens, 2012

Acrylic and ink over archival Audubon print, 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm)

American Wisteria is a highly problematic invasive plant in many areas of the US from Florida to Texas and may climb to 70 feet.

PG014

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Penelope Gottlieb, Impatiens glandulifera, 2012

Acrylic and ink over archival Audubon print, 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm)

Himalayan Balsam has a high reproductive rate, habitat tolerance, and plasticity, that allowed this plant to spread rapidly, to dominate landscapes, and to compete with and displace native plant species. Eradication has proven very difficult once establis

PG017