Introduction to the Distance Learning Page

Distance Learning is method of studying without the student needing to attend a school or college.
Lessons are normally conducted via correspondence. 
Dialogue with the student is normally written communication in terms of guidelines/assignments provided
Artwork is normally submitted by post or email with feedback via post or email
​Face to face contact is typically either limited or non-existent.
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From the new website page about Distance Learning Courses for Botanical art - by post and email

I last saw Lara Call Gastinger with her Gold Medal winning exhibit of plants across the months at the RHS Botanical Art Show in 2018

Pay attention, be astonished and tell about it.
a quotation which has influenced Lara

Known for her expressive, large-scale drawings of the natural world, the artist is presenting new subject matter focused on the surreal juxtaposition of flowers and insects. Hellebores and peonies intertwine in an intimate dance with bees and butterflies, all painted in Graham’s characteristic large scale. Their magnification, combined with exquisite detail, transforms these drawings of flora and fauna into evocative images of a world often overlooked. Viewers are enveloped as they stand dwarfed by the beetles and blossoms so often trodden underfoot.
 
She has drawn the flowers from life as much as possible and the insects from the National History Museum’s collection. Through the adverse circumstances of the last few months, observing spring at close quarters, Graham’s vision of the beauty and strangeness of nature may be particularly relevant to modern sensibilities.

In addition, the first monograph about her work is being published to coincide with the show - although it looks as if the publication date might have been hijacked by the Pandemic Author: Ruth Guilding Photography: Miguel Flores-Vianna Publisher: Ridinghouse Publishers Publication date: ?

Drawings from her 2018 Solo Exhibition at the Lyndsey Ingram Gallery

The Lyndsey Ingram Gallery

As an Association of Botanical Artists our focus is on reflecting accurately the natural beauty of plants that surround us, particularly native plants.

Purely Botanical - Call for Entries
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​ABBA is for every one - every where - every ability

A still frame from the ABBA video "Three B's Episode 2 - Complex Flowers"

Episode 1: Simple Flowers

There is something more important than knowing what parts of the plant are called and that is what does it really look like. This requires detailed anatomical observation. Where possible, it is really useful to see the plant growing in the wild. Get to know the habitat, location with respect to other plants and if it is the same species, how the form can change depending on where it grows.

Episode 2: Complex Flowers

Understanding how the flower is put together is the first step in producing a great piece of artwork that is botanically accurate. 

to recall the people's best memories about this city by inviting national and international botanical artists to paint lovely endemic plants in Wuhan

Participating Artists

"Chimonanthus praecox (Linn.) Link" by He Yijun

Camellia azalea Liriodendron X sinoamericanum by Zeng Xiaolian

A very international exhibition!

United Kingdom