Those new to botanical art are often unfamiliar with the differences between botanical illustration, botanical art and flower painting. This post provides:
What's the difference between botanical art, botanical illustration and flower painting? On my website I have a page called What is Botanical Art? At the top of the page there is a summary of the differences between:
Further down the page, I expand on
How do you describe the differences between botanical art and illustration? Blog posts are emailed to you when you Subscribe to Botanical Art & Artists - News by Email What's the History of Botanical Art? What is Botanical Art? also provides an introduction to the history of the development of botanical art and illustration and why these differences exist. It provides:
One of the important artists who contributed to the development of contemporary botanical art is Pandora Sellars - who worked as a botanical illustrator for the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and designed her complex compositions as a trained artist.
She excelled at developing new ways to design botanical paintings to help understand the colour and form of plants in terms of both their flowers and leaves - and has influenced many botanical artists as a result. I'm very pleased to announce that the Estate of Pandora Sellars and the RHS have given me permission to use an image of the orchid painting which is now part of the RHS Lindley Library Collection on this website. You can see it above. I'm guessing it will be the first view of this work for many people. To my mind, it's a perfect example of how it is possible to combine botanical illustration and botanical art! Enjoy!
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