 Best in Show was awarded to Shevaun Doherty for Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, Golden Eye lichen. This post highlights the botanical artists who won medals at The 6th Annual Botanical Art Show at Bloom in the Park in Dublin opened yesterday and the medals were awarded. In this post you'll find a list of the botanical artists winning medals at the Botanical Art at the Bloom Show in Dublin - plus a brief profile of each artist winning a medal. I'll be back tomorrow to add in more award-winning images from this show. The exhibition also includes paintings by floral artists which are listed at the end Gold Medal Winner and Best in Show at Bloom 2018Shevaun Doherty - Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, Golden Eye lichen. Shevaun not only won the only Gold Medal and Best in Show Award (her second Best in Show - she won in 2017 as well) - she also sold the painting to a major botanical art collector! I can't help feeling that apart from the exquisite painting of this lichen that one of the things which appealed to the Judges was that I don't think anybody has painted a lichen before for the show - and yet lichens grow everywhere in Ireland! I always feel some pride when Shevaun does well as it is one of my blog posts (note the first comment!) which originally stimulated her to apply to do the SBA Diploma - for which she was awarded a Distinction. Since then she has done extremely well in terms of being awarded previous Gold Medals at Bloom (2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017) and prizes elsewhere and developing workshops and tuition for aspiring botanical artists - especially those wanting to learn how to paint on vellum.  Shevaun Doherty - Gold Medal and Best in Show for Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, Golden Eye lichen Silver Gilt Medal Winners at Bloom 2018 Fionnuala Broughan - Silver Gilt Fionnuala Broughan - Davallia sp. , Hare's foot fern Fionnuala is a relatively new recruit to botanical art and says she is inspired by Asuka Hishiki, Masumi Yamanaka, Siobhán Larkin, Patricia Newman, Sarah Simblet. I love the fact that her facebook account is named after a plant! https://www.facebook.com/erica.cinerea Shevaun Doherty - Crocus vernus, Dutch crocus - watercolour on vellum Shevaun's other entry gained a Silver Gilt medal.  Shevaun Doherty - Silver Gilt Siobhan Larkin - Hydrangea Siobhan works in watercolour pencils and won Best in Show in 2016 and 2015! She has also exhibited at the 15th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, PA. She is not a fan of being online - hence no website.  Siobhan Larkin - Silver Gilt  Elaine Mackey - Silver Gilt Elaine Moore Mackey - Arisarum probiscideum, Mousetail Plant Elaine started Botanical Illustration in 2013 and she completed a course at the Burren College of Art in 2014. She has just graduated from the Distance Learning Diploma run by the Society of Botanical Artists (UK). Holly Somerville - Iris 'Turkish Blue' Holly Somerville was born in Dublin and now lives in Wicklow. She is a botanical artist, illustrator and teacher. Her academic accreditation as a botanical artist comes from scientific and artistic perspectives. She has an MA in Botany from Somerville College, Oxford and a BA in Visual Communication from Edinburgh College of Art, where she specialised in illustration and photography. In the past she has worked in the herbarium of the Botany Department of Trinity College, Dublin. She has produced very many botanically correct pen and ink drawings for publications about Irish Flora and researchers at Trinity College and other universities around the world. She's also exhibited regularly and extensively in both Ireland and Ulster.  Holly Somerville - Silver Gilt Silver Medal Winners at Bloom 2018 Jane Stark - Silver Jane Stark - Anthurium hybrid Jane Stark is a botanical artist living in the west of Ireland. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Canada, she has worked in graphic design and natural history illustration in Canada, the US and Ireland, specialising in high quality publication design. She is a founding member of the Irish Society of Botanical Artists (ISBA) and is currently President of ISBA. She has also been a leading light in getting the two ISBA books published Aibítir: The Irish Alphabet in Botanical Art and Plandaí Oidhreachta, Irish Heritage Plants. She is also the curator of the annual Claregalway Botanical Art Expo, held in conjunction with the Galway Garden Festival at Claregalway Castle. Lynn Stringer - ‘Douglas Fir’- painting sold - 'Iris "Haute les voiles"’ Lynn is Chair of the Irish Society of Botanical Artists. She lives and works in County Wicklow. She studied Fine Art at DIT College of Marketing and Design in Dublin as a mature student and graduated with a first in painting. She regularly holds botanical art classes and exhibits her work at various plant fairs in Ireland (see website for details). She won an RHS Silver Medal in 2013 when she exhibited six paintings about Kilmacurragh and the Plant Hunters from her long term project to paint plants from Kilmacurragh (part of the National Botanic Gardens). She's a member of ISBA and ASBA. See An Interview with Lynn Stringer  Lynn Stringer with one of her two Silver Medal Paintings at Bloom 2018
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 The Call for Entries for the 6th Botanical & Floral Art Exhibition held during the Bloom in the Park Festival in Phoenix Park, Dublin in June 2018 has been published. The exhibition is an open exhibition. Exhibition Venue: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (In the courtyard, opposite the Cafe) Dates: Bloom: 31 May - 4 June 2018; the exhibition will then remain in situ for the rest of June in the Visitors Centre after Bloom closes. Exhibition Hours: Bloom - 9.30am - 5.30pm (except 31st May - 5.30-7.30pm); Rest of June - normal visitor centre hours. Full details and conditions of entry can be found in the Bloom 2018 Call for Entries document which can be downloaded as a PDF. It's a bit tricky trying to find it as there is no live 'home page' for the event as yet. I found out via the Irish Society of Botanical Artists' announcement This is a summary of the key details
In the Botanical Art category, the judging panel will look for three-dimensional drawings of appropriate subject matter where colour, tone and composition result in a pleasing and balanced portrait. Most important are botanical accuracy and the application of technique. Presentation and labelling are also considered. What can you enter?
How to submit an entryIn order to submit you need to:
Following the assessment of entries by the Judging Panel, you will be advised of whether or not your entries have been successful after 27 April 2018 All queries should be directed via email to entries@bloominthepark.com The exhibition has a presence on Facebook. This is the: In this post you'll find a list of the botanical artists winning medals at the Botanical Art at the Bloom Show in Dublin - plus a brief profile of each artist winning a medal. The exhibition also includes paintings by floral artists but this post is limited to the botanical artists. This year, Bloom - the largest gardening festival in Ireland - was held at the OPW Visitor's Centre, in Phoenix Park Dublin between 1st and 5th June 2017. Today is the last day. At the end, there is a commentary on how this botanical art show compares to others and a suggestion for possibly how the show might develop in future. Gold Medals
 Best Painting in Show - Prunus domestica ‘Victoria’ - by Shevaun Doherty I'm always pleased to see Shevaun Doherty progressing in her career as a professional botanical artist and tutor. Shevaun enrolled for the Distance Learning Diploma Course (DLDC) in Botanical Illustration run by the Society of Botanical Artists after reading A Making A Mark Interview with Margaret Stevens - my interview with Margaret Stevens PPSBA, FSBA the then President of the Society of Botanical Artists and the Course Director for the SBA Diploma. The major advantage of the course for Shevaun was that she could do the assignments while living in Egypt! On one memorable occasion she completed her assignment on carrots while Egyptian uprising (and their version of the Arab Spring) Egyptian Spring made lots of noise outside her window! As a result I've followed her career. Shevaun graduated the DLDC with a Distinction in her Diploma and has gone on to win a number of awards and medals. She is now the vellum painting tutor for the Distance Learning Diploma Course offered by the Society of Botanical Artists. This is her fourth Gold Medal at Bloom - and her first Best in Show.  Gerbera x hybrida by Siobhan Larkin Siobhan Larkin was the Winner of Best in Show last year - and the year before! She has also exhibited at the 15th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, PA. She works in watercolour pencils - but she's not a fan of being online - hence no website.  Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Black Tulip' by Holly Somerville Holly Somerville is is an Irish botanical artist, illustrator and teacher. She has academic accreditation to be a botanical artist from both the science and artistic perspectives. She has an MA in Botany from Somerville College, Oxford and a BA in Visual Communication from Edinburgh College of Art, where she specialised in illustration and photography. In the past she has worked in the herbarium of the Botany Department of Trinity College, Dublin. She has produced very many botanically correct pen and ink drawings for publications about Irish Flora and researchers at Trinity College and other universities around the world. Silver Gilt Medal
 Chamerion augustifolium by Lynn Stringer Lynn lives and works in County Wicklow. She studied Fine Art at DIT College of Marketing and Design in Dublin as a mature student and graduated with a first in painting. She regularly holds botanical art classes and exhibits her work at various plant fairs in Ireland (see website for details). She won an RHS Silver Medal in 2013 when she exhibited six paintings about Kilmacurragh and the Plant Hunters from her long term project to paint plants from Kilmacurragh (part of the National Botanic Gardens). She's a member of ISBA and ASBA.See An Interview with Lynn Stringer Silver Medal
Nayana Sandur was born and raised in India but now lives in Limerick with her husband. She is a software engineer by profession. Her botanical watercolour paintings are completely self-taught. Bronze Medal
 Sarracenia leucophylla by Jane Stark Jane Stark is a botanical artist living in the west of Ireland. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Canada, she has worked in graphic design and natural history illustration in Canada, the US and Ireland, specialising in high quality publication design. She is a founding member of the Irish Society of Botanical Artists (ISBA) and is currently President of ISBA. She has also been a leading light in getting the two ISBA books published Aibítir: The Irish Alphabet in Botanical Art and Plandaí Oidhreachta, Irish Heritage Plants. She is also the curator of the annual Claregalway Botanical Art Expo, held in conjunction with the Galway Garden Festival at Claregalway Castle. Future developments for Botanical Art at Bloom - a CommentaryThis week there are two botanical art exhibitions in Bloomsbury.
The Fall at The Fitzrovia Gallery Venue: The Fitzrovia Gallery, 139 Whitfield Street, London, W1T 5EN (nearest tube: Warren Street) Dates: 10-31 May 2017, Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-6:00pm  Dispersal project / Anemone vitifolia - photo by Anna Laurent The Fall exhibition combines botanical photography by award-winning US photographer and author Anna Laurent with prints, painting and drawings by New York artist Ernesto Caivano. Interest for lovers of botanical images are the photographs of the Boston-born and Californian-based photographer Anna Laurent. See my last post about the Botanical Photography Portfolio Exhibition at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - at which Anna won a Silver Gilt Medal. Both exhibitions focus on her major project about Seed dispersal - which you can also see on her website. Anna recently published her first book The Botanical Wallchart: Art from the golden age of scientific discovery (Octopus / University of Chicago Press) The Bloomsbury Gallery Flower Lovers’ Event Venue: The Bloomsbury Gallery, 34 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3QJ (nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road) Dates: 28th May - 4th June 2017 (10am - 5pm daily)  A week after the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, flowers continue for a week in Bloomsbury at the Bloomsbury Flower Event. A range of top botanical artists are exhibiting work - and three are delivering workshops (Billy Showell's workshop was today) and talks The artists are:
Events and workshops include:
I'm afraid I've found the information for this event to be really rather difficult to communicate - mainly due to the inadequacies and vagaries of the venue's website. Hence the delay. There is however a pdf booklet about the event - but I can't find an online link for this!  The event image is based on Embroidery work by Mrs Zhou Qingsu MORE Botanical Art Exhibitions in June 2017 |
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