The Beauty of Belladonna: Stephanie Pino’s Symbolic Illustrations

<p><em>A collection of stories illustrated through the use of botanical imagery. Canberra-based painter Stephanie Pino explores how plants and flowers convey strong symbolic themes, while in turn creating colourful illustrations.</em></p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:359/1*x0Nc0jkevO9ks6EexdbIIA.png" style="height:483px; width:359px" /></p> <p>Stephanie Pino,&nbsp;<strong>Spring Flowers</strong>, 2022, Acrylic on A3 Paper</p> <p>Stephanie Pino (b. 2000, Canberra) is an illustrator currently completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts and a Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship at the Australian National University. Pino&rsquo;s practice involves the exploration of symbolism and aesthetics in the form of illustrative botany, the scientific study of plants. Pino uses acrylic and gouache to achieve vibrant illustrations of a variety of plants and flowers, which range from bright colourful works with a focus on colour theory to the more recent works, which include gothic and darker undertones.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@tashreneemiller/the-beauty-of-belladonna-stephanie-pinos-symbolic-illustrations-904294942a35"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>