{"product_id":"boxelder-acer-negundo-fine-art-print","title":"Boxelder (Acer negundo) — Fine Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eA widespread North American maple, the Boxelder is unusual among maples for its compound leaves, which resemble those of an ash. It is a fast-growing tree of stream banks and bottomlands whose paired winged seeds feed many birds through winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis print features Robert O'Brien's botanical illustration of the Boxelder (\u003cem\u003eAcer negundo\u003c\/em\u003e), from the series of Texas and native trees he created for the art collection of The Austonian in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the print\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum-quality giclée on 100% cotton rag Cold Press fine art paper, matte finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival inks, printed to order in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips unframed. Frame under glass or acrylic for best preservation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert O'Brien was one of the most prolific and widely published botanical illustrators in the United States. Specializing in trees for more than three decades, he illustrated nearly 100 forestry field guides and nature education publications for clients from Florida to Alaska, including the USDA Forest Service, the Smithsonian, the National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, with work also published in Austria, Canada, Sweden, Brazil and Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducated at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Madrid, where he studied the master paintings of the Prado, he developed a distinctive method blending traditional painting with digital technique, achieving a level of botanical accuracy and detail rarely seen in the genre. His archive of more than 500 tree and plant illustrations is now cared for by his daughter, artist Kelly O'Brien.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"When I've nailed it, when I've gotten it right, that piece will go on living, long after I walk away from it.\" — Robert O'Brien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"5x7","offer_id":45837748338757,"sku":"ROB-BOXELDER-57","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8x10","offer_id":45836763004997,"sku":"ROB-BOXELDER-810","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14","offer_id":45836763037765,"sku":"ROB-BOXELDER-1114","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/4618\/2469\/files\/ROB-Boxelder_09ca7d11-8a1c-4936-a18a-ee71d9ee5031.jpg?v=1790194208","url":"https:\/\/shop.treeguides.com\/products\/boxelder-acer-negundo-fine-art-print","provider":"Robert O'Brien Botanical Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}