Flora: Paintings by Janet Alling

The works of the accomplished painter Alling, who has devoted her career to paintings of flowers and plants, are beautifully presented in this oversized volume (10x10.5"), published to accompany a retrospective exhibition at the Newport Art Museum in Rhode Island. An interview with the artist and introduction by Nancy Whipple Grinnell (curator, Newport Art Museum) accompany the paintings, which are presented in full-page color plates of the best quality. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)