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Recent Acquisitions Releases Press Release Archive |
Tyler Museum of Art to Feature Natural History Illustrator Tyler, TX—Chris Tomlin, a natural history illustrator, will be the third and final speaker in the Summer Lecture Series hosted by Tyler Museum of Art, in conjunction with the current exhibition Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible. Tomlin, a major artistic contributor to The Saint John’s Bible project, will speak about his work at the lecture set for August 17 at 5:30 p.m. in Wise Auditorium, directly across from the Tyler Museum of Art on the Tyler Junior College campus. Tickets for the special event are $8 for TMA members, $20 for non-members, $18 for senior citizens and students, and include admission to the exhibition. All Museum galleries will remain open after the lecture until 7:30 p.m. For reservations or more information call 903-595-1001. “Tomlin is the talented artists whose colorful work infuses realism onto many of the pages of The Saint John’s Bible,” said Ken Tomio, Tyler Museum of Art curator. “His paintings of flora and fauna are used throughout the book as stand-alone illustrations, as marginalia, and as integral parts of larger works, such as his snake in the Adam and Eve illumination.” Tomlin’s twin interests in the natural world and art merged when he began studying for his career as a natural history illustrator. Tomlin graduated from The Royal College of Art in London, where he spent two years studying for a masters degree in natural history illustration. He has been commissioned by a variety of publishers and organizations including Oxford University Press and The National Trust. As a natural history illustrator, Tomlin has garnered praise for his accurate and vivid art of plants, flowers, insects, reptiles, fish and animals. His flowers, butterflies and dragonflies are particular favorites of those viewing the exhibition. The Saint John’s Bible, commissioned by the Benedictine monks of Saint John’s University at a cost in excess of $4 million, is considered the most significant hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible to be commissioned since the invention of the printing press. The exhibition in Tyler, which closes September 3, includes pages from the first three completed volumes: the Pentateuch, Gospels and Acts, and Psalms. |