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I hope it is okay to post this but I can't get onto the Facebook site. I've been sketching a Cowslip but having measured, colour matched and annotated I find my specimen doesn't conform, in that, instead of five petals it has six. I sacrificed two flowers to double check and yes, 6 petals and 6 ant

It’s 11am day two and it looks like the RHS has ordered in a few more industrial fans to circulate some air in the greenhouse. Skirts, shorts and sandell's seem to be the dress of the day and I am sure the odd swimmers will appear as the thermometer climbs. The medals have been awarded and the tale

VELLUM. Having painted on Vellum now for quite a few years I keep coming across articles from people saying about Bucklering and warping of the vellum. This I do not understand, I read things like Gluing down , fixing down with tape, re- wetting which is not a good idea , can be d

Monday 24 May 2021 1000 - 1300 BST £25 Online course from Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Colour in plants is of great cultural importance, influencing many areas of human endeavour including horticulture, art, and gastronomy. Colour also plays a vital role in the biology of plants by absorb

Presented by Newcastle University Australia and voted the best Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) of 2018 from EdX. This is quality teaching of the highest order. Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration 101 - six weeks tuition for free! To view and enrol in the course

Looking forward to hearing and seeing what’s going on in the UK botanical world and elsewhere. Annie - Indre et Loire 37

Now open for sales. Mail order only. Medicinal Plants, roots and seeds. Also Dye plants dried and ready to use. Later this year we will be able to supply Free reference photos of plants for Botanical Artists. Why not have a go at painting the following: European and Himalayan Mandrake fruits. It wou

We have had an enquiry asking whether any of us knows the British Botanical Artist Jenni Davies. The person who enquired has a pair of yellow poppies painted by the artist and is keen to find out any background information about her.

The Society of Botanical Artists are holding an exhibition this summer in The Mall Galleries. Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 June 2019, 10 am - 5 pm (closes 1 pm final day) Plantae 2019 is an exhibition of 400 exquisite artworks by elected members and artists from open submission, and

The next two weekends, 4-6 May (incl Bank holiday Monday) and 11-12 May is the Chichester Open Studios event. I welcome you to my shed at the bottom of the garden if you are interested in seeing me working; and you can also see my botanical artwork hung in the house for viewing and attended to by my

Hello fellow artists and members, I hope everyone is keeping safe and well. I am about to start my first composition piece and would like to ask for some advise please; I am thinking of drawing/painting 3 inflorescences of the same plant, in 3 different stages. Do I do the light as if on each indi

I would just like to thank everyone at ABA for the talk the other day by S Morrish. It inspired me to finish this Blackberry pen and ink sketch that I started earlier this year.

Is there a local champion in the Norfolk area? I'm a newbie to the site and haven't quite figured out how it works yet. Cheers!

Just want to say Thank You for another very enjoyable, helpful and informative zoom session for ReflectionS last night!

Fantastic discussion today and thank you to all our attendees. A special thank you to Martin for such an interesting and thought provoking talk. We look forward to the next topic. So.... log in as a Member and pop your thoughts down here. Elaine :)

This seems like a lovely idea apparently shown on Countryfile. https://bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2020/02/wild-flower-hour-interview-with-rebecca.html?m=1 If the link doesn't work you can go to the BSBI website. People put up photos of plants flowering that day or that week onto social media.

This is an exhibition of paintings and drawings of rare and endangered plants growing in the Avon Gorge. It is a collection of work completed over several years often following the life cycle of the plants. The venue is directly above the Avon Gorge in the recently built Suspension Bridge Visitors

The Old Court, Windsor Today we introduce a new section to our website. One of our major aims is to promote local events so members and friends of ABBA can meet without travelling large distances. A new "Events" link has been added to the main menu. To kick off this new service one of our Champi

A new video link has been added to ABBA TV in the Members area that describes the role botanical art plays in plant identification and record keeping. Well worth a look. The video is on YouTube and can be reached via this link.

During the pandemic I found filling a journal (that had good water colour paper) with my botanical paintings, plants mostly from my garden, very fulfilling. Each entry was executed to the best of my ability thus, being self taught, it gave me a way of 'self tuition' and an heirloom to leave to

Hello, I am making the most of the final autumn flowers on my hardy Fuchsia, as working in daylight becomes more difficult as we head into the early evenings. Happy painting all.

For anyone who is interested, there is a short online course offered by the RBGE on Plants and Climate Change. I've just completed it and found it very informative and interesting. Science not being my strong point, it was helpful to have the scientific aspects explained in such a way that I co

Dear Fellow Members, Welcome to ABBA whether for the first time or for your second year. We hope you will make use of all the materials in your area, videos on ABBA TV, Books/Articles in our Library and a wealth of information in the materials section. These are put together by members so please

My love for flowers, plants and gardening is written in my genes: my Grandmum used to be keen on plants and flowers and she taught me how to take care of buds, seeds, cutting and making propagations, since I was a young girl. I was born in Domodossola, the main town of Ossola Valley, a lovely mount

Where do you stand on the ideas put forward in the blog post? What sort of society should we be? What type of images should we include? This is very personal but perhaps the blog post will help you make a start? Let's have your thoughts, Elaine President ABBA

Just a quick note for those of you in the Ipswich area - there's a chance to see some excellent botanical art created in pencil by Guy Eves alongside some Karl Blossfeldt photographs. The event is free and continues until 23 Feb. https://ipswich.cimuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/art-forms/

hi, my name is Annie Morris and I am the area champion for the South West. I would be delighted to hear from anyone out there who lives in the area and is keen to be involved in local activities. looking forward to your comments about how you would like ABBA to work for you. Annnie

The Old Court in Windsor, SL4 3BL, is a community arts centre, where I have recently had a joint exhibition, entitled Synergy, with photographer, Paul Mitchell, which was very well received. How about meeting at The Old Court on Saturday, 20 July between 2 and 4 pm to get to know fellow artists a

The cowslips (Primula veris) can be seen at Hunter’s Race near Chichester. The Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) and Lady’s Smock (Cardamine pratensis) were seen in and around the Stansted Forest near Rowland’s Castle.