Robert Llewellyn by Page Bond Gallery

ROBERT L L E W E L LY N

ROBERT L L E W E L LY N APRIL 2022

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Robert Llewellyn Biography

Robert Llewellyn, Bob to his friends, knew from the very first time he started porting an old Nikon camera around his high school in southern Virginia that all he wanted to do was to take pictures. He left his engineering studies at the University of Virginia a little early and headed out to California to learn under famous photographer Imogen Cunningham in Eureka in 1968 for that very reason. Now a prominent professional photographer, Bob has operated for most of four decades out of his “house-cum-studio” overlooking the Rivanna River in Earlysville, Virginia. Known as Balmullo Farm, it’s located just outside Charlottesville. “The wonderful thing about photography is that everything shows up as new. You see things that make you say, ‘Wow.’” — Robert Llewellyn The newness he sees in everything has kept Bob saying “wow” often as a photographer. His entire body of work is infused with an enduring inquisitiveness accompanied by a childlike sense of wonder — which he’s brought to his recent photographic study of trees, flowers, and seeds. “Fragments of my familiar world, which are not quite new to me, but can be shockingly unique when scrutinized. These entities — which we have named trees, flowers, seeds, the forest — when deeply contemplated can open up new worlds.” — Robert Llewellyn

Opposite Page: Iris Bud (Iris Barbatus Blue), 2011 4

Queen Anne’s Lace Flower (Daucus Carota), 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 6

Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus), 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 21 x 14 inches Pricing options p. 36 8

Iris Bud (Iris Barbatus Blue), 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 21 x 14 inches Pricing options p. 36 10

Allium Flower (“Purple Sensation”), 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 12

Opening Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus), 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 14

Peony (Paeonia Suffruticosa), 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 21 x 14 inches Pricing options p. 36 16

Allium Bud (Allium “Purple Sensation”), 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 21 x 14 inches Pricing options p. 36 18

Rose (Rosa Rubiginosa), 2012 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 20

Daffodil (Narcissus, King Alfred), 2012 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 22

Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense), 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 24

Begonia , 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 26

Azalea Flowers (Formosa Southern Indica) , 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 28

Daisies (Bellis Perennis) , 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 30

Dogwood Bracts and Flowers (Cornus Florida), 2010 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 32

Love in a Mist (Nigella Damascena), 2011 Archival pigment print on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches Pricing options p. 36 34

ROBERT LLEWELLYN Abbreviated CV Robert Llewellyn’s photographs have been exhibited in a number of published volumes, including: Botanical 2017 The Living Forest: A Visual Journey Into the Heart of the Woods with Joan Maloof; including 305 photographs, through Timber Press. 2015 Seeing Seeds with 212 photographs, through Timber Press. 2013 Seeing Flowers with 181 photographs, through Timber Press. 2011 Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees with 180 photographs, through Timber Press. 2008 Remarkable Trees of Virginia with 176 photographs through Albemarle Books. 2006 Empires in the Forest: Jamestown and the Beginning of America with Avery Chenoweth, includes 115 photographs; published through Rivanna Foundation. Buildings and Monuments 2001 American Gargoyles: Spirits in Stone with 144 photographs, through Clarkson N. Potter Publishers. 1988 The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul with 85 photographs, introduction by John Chancellor; through Howell Press. 1983 Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello with 81 photographs, through Thomasson-Grant. Cities and Regions 2003 Albemarle with 103 photographs, through Albemarle Books. 1991 Reflections of Washington, DC with 216 photographs, through Gallery Books. 1991 Williamsburg/Jamestown/Yorktown with 117 photographs, through Rizzoli International. 1989 Washington with 103 photographs, through Howell Press. 1988 Chicago with 109 photographs, through Howell Press. 1987 Pennsylvania with 107 photographs, through Foremost Publishers. 1986 Philadelphia with 103 photographs, through Foremost Publishers. 1984 Boston with 105 photographs, through Foremost Publishers. 1981 Washington, The Capital with 89 photographs, through Thomasson-Grant. 1979 Upland Virginia with 54 photographs, through Upland Publishing.

Colleges and Universities 1996 The Academical Village with 56 photographs, through Thomasson, Grant & Lickle. 1991 Hollins: Celebrating 150 Years of Achievement, Tradition and Vision with Annie Dillard; includes 61 photographs, through Hollins College (Dai Nippon Printing Company). 1991 Ithaca College: A Centennial Portrait by Robert Hill with James J. Whalen; illustrated with 59 photographs, through Ithaca College. 1990 The American University with 87 photographs, through Fort Church Publishers. 1989 Georgetown: Meditation on a Bicentennial with 50 photographs, through Georgetown University Press. 1986 MIT with 110 photographs, through Fort Church Publishers. 1985 Penn, a Photographic Essay with 110 photographs, through Fort Church Publishers. 1985 Virginia, an Aerial Portrait with 99 photographs, through Thomasson and Howell. Exhibits 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

“Flower” in the Page Bond Gallery in Richmond, Virginia. “Nature’s Design, the Botanical Photographs of Robert Llewellyn” Greenville Museum of Art in Greenville, North Carolina. “Natural Wonders” in the Page Bond Gallery in Richmond, Virginia. “Seeing Trees” at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Virginia. “Flora Photographica” at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, DC. “Seeing Trees” in the Speak! Gallery in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Trees” in the Silo Installation at Firnew Gallery in Hood, Virginia. “Remarkable Trees of Virginia” at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Colonial Beach, Virginia. “Seeing Trees” at the Darrin-McHone Gallery in Harrisonburg, Virginia. “Remarkable Trees of Virginia” at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia. “Remarkable Trees of Virginia” at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Virginia. “Remarkable Trees of Virginia” at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Collections

ROBERT LLEWELLYN Pricing Archival pigment prints on watercolor paper 14 x 21 inches (editions of 25) $800 unframed 24 x 35 inches (editions of 25) $1800 unframed 36 x 45 inches (edition of 10) $3000 unframed 40 x 60 inches (editions of 5) inquire 40 x 86 inches (editions of 3, face mounted) inquire

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Published April 2022 Dogwood Bracts and Flowers (Cornus Florida), 2010 (Cover)