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Lilian Snelling (1879–1972) was "probably the most important British botanical artist of the first half of the 20th century". [4] She was the principal artist and lithographer to Curtis's Botanical Magazine between 1921 and 1952 [ 5 ] and "was considered one of the greatest botanical artists of her time" – "her paintings were both detailed ...
She started illustrating the world around her when she was young. [1] She found her way to painting and botanical art after discovering Shirley Sherwood's book "Contemporary Botanical Artist" and viewing Sherwood's exhibit at SH Irvin Gallery in 1998. [2] Allen studied graphic design and illustration before turning to botanical art in 1997. [3]
Honorable mentions have appeared in Artists and Illustrators Magazine / A Little Bird / Galerie / Gardens Illustrated / The Arts Society Magazine (5-page commentary on selected paintings by Giovanni Aloi) / The Week / Insider Art / Art Quarterly / RA Magazine / The Daily Telegraph / World of Interiors / The Evening Standard / Harper's Bazaar ...
British botanical illustrator and botanist 1854 1936-01-03 United Kingdom: Frances Acton: British botanist, archaeologist and artist (1794-1881) 1794-07-07 1881-01-24 United Kingdom: Frances Margaret Leighton: South African botanist 1909-03-08 2006-01-08 Union of South Africa South Africa Australia: Frances Meehan Latterell: Botanist 1920-12-21 ...
Fountain read fine art at the University of Reading, graduating in 1972. [7] [8] She trained as a teacher at Brighton Polytechnic, qualifying in 1973. [9]Between January 1975 and June 1977 she was a student at the Royal Academy Schools, [1] [10] [11] [12] where she was taught by Jane Dowling and the portrait painter Peter Greenham, among others. [13]
Botanical illustrators paint or draw plants and sometimes their natural environment as well, forming a lineage where art and science meet. Some prefer to paint isolated specimen flowers while others prefer arrangements. Many botanical artists through the centuries have been active in collecting and cataloguing new species and/or in breeding plants.
Gillian Condy (born 5 December 1952, Nairobi) is a South African botanical artist.She has illustrated more than 200 plates for Flowering Plants of Africa, contributed to various other South African National Botanical Institute publications and eight plates for Curtis’s Botanical Magazine.
Braida-Chiusano opened her first teaching studio in New York City, "Studio 64," where she taught classes on Botanical Art. She also taught classes at the New York Botanical Gardens, and in other locations that have included Vermont and France. [1] In 1999, Braida-Chiusano began teaching botanical art classes for Ringling College of Art and Design.