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""Elemental" is the perfect word to describe George Olson's watercolor drawings of the plants of the tallgrass prairie. In The Elemental Prairie, the combination of Olson's luminous drawings and John Madson's essay "The Running Country" encourages us to look at the prairie world with newly appreciative eyes." "For some years George Olson has focused almost exclusively on the grasses and wildflowers of the North American prairie, meticulously reproducing their elemental structures and colors while - proving once again that art can both imitate and enhance nature - emphasizing their magical loveliness. By painting certain species in their winter and summer "plumages," he reveals the plants' stark wintry frame-work as well as their more glorious warm-weather beauty." "The Elemental Prairie presents sixty glowing images of tallgrass plants, from the familiar purple coneflower and black-eyed Susan to the less-often-seen rattlesnake master and compass plant. Together Olson and John Madson, two dedicated prairie restorationists, one using images and the other using words, create a living prairie in all its brilliance."--Jacket.

Botanical illustration --- Prairie plants --- Prairie plants --- Watercolor painting, American