As an artist who draws trees I am always looking for specimens that will make good subjects.  Some species are normally so tall and thin...

As a novice Botanical Artist I feel an immense frisson of fear at having to write how I became immersed in this art form for a wider...

As I read this book and feast on its beautiful illustrations I feel that I could reach out to touch the petals and inhale the heady...

Dr Shirley Sherwood OBE, the Patron of the Association of British Botanical Artists, has been awarded the Botanical Research Institute of...

Reviewed by Elaine Allison Published: 10th October 2019 by Octopus Publishing Group, Ilex Press ISBN 978-78157-678-6 In this charming...

2005 until now This painting of a Clematis from my garden in 2005 was the trigger for me to learn more about botanical art. It was the...

Come join us! Drawing and painting fruit is a joy for the botanical artist. The subjects stay in one place, they keep their form and...

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A lot of our members or visitors to the ABBA website may not realise the wealth of resources that lie behind the Members Login link. In...

When people look at my work, they say that they wish they were given the genes, or that they had the gift! Now I know full well that I...

Vipers bugloss - a common plant worth a closer look.

It is frequently said that there is a new renaissance in Botanical Art. During the Enlightenment it played an important role in...