ABOUT: botanical art and illustration past and present
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• News about botanical art and artists around the world
• History of Botanical Illustration and Art and famous past masters from different countries
• Leading Contemporary Botanical Artists - in the UK, Europe, Americas, Africa, Asia & Australasia.
• Botanical Art Exhibitions, Permanent Collections & Galleries around the world
• Education & Tuition via tips and techniques plus international directories of teachers, classes and courses, diplomas and certificates
• The Best Botanical Art Instruction Books - including book reviews
• Art Media & Materials favoured by botanical artists
• Groups - National & Regional Botanical Art Societies, Florilegium & other groups
• Botany for Artists - anatomy, taxonomy and names of plants, including Botanical Gardens herbaria & seed banks around the world.

What is Botanical Art
​and Illustration?

Botanical art and illustration combine art and science.
Artists aim to record accurate information about the shapes, structures, colours, life cycle and habits of unique species of plants and flowers while also providing a pleasing image

Learn more 
​about ​the purpose of and differences between botanical art and botanical illustration in 
​What is botanical art?

Featured image (Autumn 2021)

Colchinum autumnale (from the 'Gottofer Codex' by Hans Simon Holtzbecker) gouache on parchment (created between 1649 - 1659)

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