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Darwin and the Art of Botany:
Observations on the Curious World of Plants by James T. Costa and Bobbi Angell An enthralling blend: the innovative techniques and...
Nov 13, 20244 min read


Yew: The Immortal Tree revealed through drawing
Drawing trees is a wonderful way to study them and to learn about their structure and form, including how they have come to be the tree...
Oct 16, 20245 min read


Bloom: Art, Flowers & Emotion by Rachel Giles
Do your favourite flowers elicit certain emotions…and do these emotions influence your botanical artwork? Author and art expert, Rachel...
Sep 24, 20244 min read


Looking for an Easel?
Are you thinking of adding an easel to your studio but find the numerous choices overwhelming? Here I hope to give you some insight into...
Sep 10, 202410 min read


Pathless Forest, the Quest to Save the World’s Largest Flowers by Chris Thorogood
Chris Thorogood is a botanist and botanical artist on a mission to locate and conserve rare species, and to demonstrate how important...
Aug 15, 20245 min read


The Tapestry of Life by Susan Christopher-Coulson
Where does your inspiration come from? In her new book, The Tapestry of Life: A Botanical Artist's Miscellany, Susan Christopher-Coulson...
Jul 15, 20244 min read


RHS Brings World-Class Botanical Art and Photography to Saatchi Gallery
World-renowned botanical art and photography has been brought together this summer in one fabulous Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Show...
Jun 24, 20247 min read


A Short History of Flowers by Advolly Richmond with illustrations by Sarah Jane Humphrey
Garden and social historian Advolly Richmond of BBC’s Gardener’s World (UK TV show) unravels the surprising histories of 60 flowers that...
Jun 15, 20243 min read


Drawing and Painting Fungi by Claire Kathleen Ward
Drawing and Painting Fungi explains clearly how to discover and depict fungi and lichens in a wide range of media. Claire Ward uses her...
May 16, 20244 min read


Botanical Sketchbooks: An Artist’s Guide to Plant Studies by Lucy T Smith
Sketchbooks can be useful to artists in many ways. How do you use them in your practice? In this review I will give you a peek inside...
Apr 15, 20244 min read


Botanical Art Techniques - ASBA, Instalment 4 - Specialized Techniques and Composition
Many of us choose to work in watercolor or coloured pencil, but do you ever feel like getting out the oil paints or trying something...
Mar 18, 20248 min read


ABA Visit to the Economic Botany Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Have you selected a subject to illustrate for Botanical Art Worldwide 2025? If not, a visit to the Economic Botany Collection at the...
Feb 26, 20244 min read
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