tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403025007552597654.post6317470812727740168..comments2024-02-21T22:09:14.356-05:00Comments on Karstad Biodiversity Paintings: adventures in the colour of Canada: Bolete Under Pines (oil on canvas 5 x 7 in.) SOLD!Aleta Karstadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15900113759159760493noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403025007552597654.post-47989855068781176522010-10-18T18:58:32.501-04:002010-10-18T18:58:32.501-04:00It has a beautiful 3-D feeling to it -- it's a...It has a beautiful 3-D feeling to it -- it's a painting of a mushroom-capped space!<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527238869210363113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403025007552597654.post-77695131447043602842010-10-14T23:00:28.669-04:002010-10-14T23:00:28.669-04:00Also, Aleta doesn't mention that the stipes of...Also, Aleta doesn't mention that the stipes of many of both the Amanita (cf muscaria) and the Leccinium were hollowed and riddled by gorgeous orange-with-stripes Arion subfuscus slugs. You can see some nibbles taken from the cap of the one in the painting, and some holes bitten into the base of the stipe (these latter staining a little blue, as the flesh of the stipes was wont to do) by the slugs. I suggested that she title the painting "Slug-bitten Bolete," but Under-the-Pines won out.Fred Schuelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413290982310369659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403025007552597654.post-48719084866847953942010-10-14T22:52:09.272-04:002010-10-14T22:52:09.272-04:00There's evidently a reason why the field guide...There's evidently a reason why the field guides fail us in this instance. Leccinum is pretty easy to identify to genus. "But while recognizing that a bolete is a Leccinum is usually relatively easy, figuring out what species you have found can be truly frustrating. In fact, if you are a North American collector at this point in time, it is probably not possible to identify most Leccinum species with scientific certainty." - http://www.mushroomexpert.com/leccinum.html - because the relationships between gross and microscopic morphology, DNA, and mycorhizzal partner Plants have only been worked out in a few cases.Fred Schuelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413290982310369659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403025007552597654.post-16645968307397747622010-10-14T21:36:48.276-04:002010-10-14T21:36:48.276-04:00This makes me think of "Warty Bliggens the To...This makes me think of "Warty Bliggens the Toad" in the book "Archy and Mehitabel"! Warty Bliggens believes the world was created for his benefit, especially mushrooms, which keep him dry at night and provide shade for him by day.<br />It's a beautiful picture. I never fail to be impressed with all the detail you fit onto a 5x7 canvas.Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com