Botanical paintings seem to demand more than ordinary painting skills. Not only do you need to be expert with a brush, but you need an eye for detail that is truly a gift in itself.
The annual exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists (which will take place in April next year) is a delight of close observation and pin-sharp accuracy, revealing beauty in small things that you might not have previously observed. I think vegetables come out particularly well, as normally we just see them on the kitchen table being eviscerated, peeled or chopped for the pot.
Meanwhile, if someone you know would enjoy a botanical study for Christmas, RHS Prints are offering 20% off all orders, with the last order date for the UK being 17th December. They have a large range of flower portraits, fruit and veg, company adverts (or garden heritage, as it’s called) and trees and gardens and sell prints on standard (photographic) paper or as giclée prints on art paper. I’d recommend the latter, as they’ll look more striking on the wall.
...Landscape Juice Network
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