Botanical Illustration
Please note, this information is now being kept up to date on a new botanical art site at www.botanicalartistry.com.
Although many people think botanical illustration is just about painting flowers, it is more than that. It is about capturing the scientific detail of plant, but at the same time expressing the essence of the plant in an artistic way. Botanical art ranges from strict scientific drawings through to near-abstract creations. As long as the subject is botanical it is botanical illustration. Works are usually executed in watercolour, but other mediums include acrylics, oils, pastels, linocuts, engravings, etchings and pen and ink.
The picture at the right is Boronia anemonifolia subsp. wadbilligensis, a subspecies of Boronia I described during my life as a botanist.
A look through the list of botanical artists on the web below will highlight the diversity of styles and techniques.
- Sue Barker
- Lauren Black from Australia
- Botanical Artistry - a new site where botanical artists can submit their work
- Mary Chambers Bauschelt
- Botanical Illustration page (in Japanese)
- Wendy Brockman
- Rebecca Brown
- Helen Fitzgerald from Australia
- Chad Frick Costa Rica
- Art of Botanical Illustration - Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
- Judy Gilman
- Lisa Holley
- Tobin Keller
- Alana Lea
- Debbie Maizels Botanical, scientific and medical illustrations
- Peter Neish (that's me)
- Karen Nisbett
- Rita Parkinson is a Botanical artist who lives in Melbourne, Australia
- Celia Rosser is a master of Botanical Illustration, specialising in Banksias
- Pat Schories - Botanical Illustration
- Dawn Sodt
- Tom Steigerwald
- Geralding King Tam
- Carol Wickenhiser-Schaudt
- Wolfe Design, Botanical Illustration and Art
Not botanical art, but botany of food - should be quite interesting once the site has some more content BotanicalFeast.com