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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


Vibrant Botanical Painting: The life of plants in watercolor by Jarnie Godwin
Looking for a sensible and thorough 'how to' book on botanical painting with glorious images? Then look no further. Written and...
Feb 12, 20243 min read


To Weed or not to Weed
What are your thoughts on weeds and their place in your garden and in botanical art? In this article, ABA member Annie Morris shares her...
Jan 15, 20244 min read


a peaceful and happy 2024
On behalf of the ABA Team we wish all our Members and Followers peace and happiness over the holiday season and for the coming year. We...
Dec 19, 20231 min read


Botanical Art Techniques - ASBA, Instalment 3 - Watercolor on Vellum Section
Are you wanting to try something different in your botanical art? Watercolor on vellum might be just what you’re looking for. In this...
Dec 1, 20234 min read
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