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Mally Francis FLS FEPFS FCPGFS, the Cornish based botanical artist, illustrator and tutor and Founder Chairman of the Eden Project Florilegium Society, died on Saturday 13th April 2019 after a short illness. This post remembers Mally and her achievements. It contains
I last saw Mally at the Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art Show last summer. She was there supporting both Laura Silburn who was taught botanical painting by Mally and the Association of British Botanical Artists' stand. Her fabulous painting of 'Babington's Leek' was displayed on the stand and attracted the attention of Shirley Sherwood who bought it - hence the red spot! Indeed I first heard about Mally Francis at the 2013 RHS Botanical Art Show when I met Laura Silburn for the first time and interviewed her for my Gold Medal Winner Interviews. She told me what an inspiration Mally was to her and what an excellent teacher she was.  Mally Francis with her painting of Babington’s Leek (Allium ampeloprasum var.babingtonii) at the RHS Botanical Art Show 2018 (12 July 2018) Mally Francis - a Timeline in Botanical Art |
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Exhibit Titles at RHS Botanical Art Shows
The aim of this page is to demonstrate the range of exhibits which have been seen in the Lindley Hall in the last few years.
All the exhibit titles listed relate to the exhibits awarded an RHS Gold Medal at either London or Malvern.
I first listed all the titles and then tried to work out some categories for them - and came up with the list you see below. Exhibit titles are listed under one of the following categories:
I'm very happy to receive suggestions for how the categories might be improved. (Please comment below)
I intend to develop the page and also list the titles which were awarded different grades of medal. Speaking personally, I find it interesting to identify correlations between the exhibit title and the colour of the medal - and I've commented on this on this page.
The correlations will become more evident as I add in more exhibit titles.
All the exhibit titles listed relate to the exhibits awarded an RHS Gold Medal at either London or Malvern.
I first listed all the titles and then tried to work out some categories for them - and came up with the list you see below. Exhibit titles are listed under one of the following categories:
- Family or Genus Names
- Exhibits related to specific locations/habitats
- Habit / Lifecycle / Growth
- Common and Generic Names
- Medicinal Plants
- Theme names related to botanical history
- Unspecific Theme names
- Unspecific / media related names
- Mixed plant names
I'm very happy to receive suggestions for how the categories might be improved. (Please comment below)
I intend to develop the page and also list the titles which were awarded different grades of medal. Speaking personally, I find it interesting to identify correlations between the exhibit title and the colour of the medal - and I've commented on this on this page.
The correlations will become more evident as I add in more exhibit titles.
Today seems a good day to
May your paper work properly, your brushes not drop hairs, your paints behave as they're supposed to, your pencils sharpen and keep their points, the frames arrive on time, your artwork not get lost on its travels post - and for you to discover new plants and tutors who inspire you to do more superb botanical artwork!
- look back at the momentous year for botanical art in 2018 and
- look forward to what's happening in 2019 for botanical art and artists around the world
May your paper work properly, your brushes not drop hairs, your paints behave as they're supposed to, your pencils sharpen and keep their points, the frames arrive on time, your artwork not get lost on its travels post - and for you to discover new plants and tutors who inspire you to do more superb botanical artwork!
Botanical Art and Artists in 2018
I must confess I absolutely and totally ran out of steam re. covering botanical art towards the end of 2018 and had a very quiet few weeks towards the end of the year - despite a pile of books to review (which will now be reviewed this month - for all of you with money to spend from Christmas)!
Botanical Art Exhibitions
So much had been happening during the course of the year in relation to botanical art exhibitions around the world that I had to race to keep up - metaphorically speaking - for most of the year. (More literally, there was a point during the year when I could barely walk!). There were exhibitions I wanted to see that I just couldn't get to and ones which I've seen which I still need to write about....
Some of the Catalogues from the Worldwide Exhibition of Botanical Art currently on display at Kew
One of the main reasons for all this was the HUGELY successful Worldwide Exhibition of Botanical Art in 2018.
- I LOVED seeing all the photos and videos about their exhibitions that people posted to Facebook and their websites. It really felt like a huge community effort by the botanical art community across the world.
- I also loved writing the blog posts about all the exhibitors in the exhibitions (for which I had information). It was great to make contact with so many new groups (for me). I also learned so much about botanical artists worldwide - and all those who were listed in a blog post got a link to their website from mine!
- In addition, it helped me write about a lot more artists across the world for my leading artist pages on the website
Decals decorate the exterior of the Gallery to mark the decade since it opened in April 2008.
Four other highlights were:
- the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew and its one millionth visitor - see One millionth visitor to the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art!
- the visit by the Florilegium of RBG Sydney artists in April - for the exhibition of their work at Kew. See"The Florilegium: The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney" exhibition at Kew Gardens and List of artists exhibited in "Down Under II: Works from the Shirley Sherwood Collection". It was a simply stunning exhibition and I met some lovely ladies for the first time - and I very much enjoyed what I now call "Australia Day" (which reminds me I still need to upload all those photos of the artists and Herbarium visit to Dropbox for you!)
- the largest ever RHS Botanical Art Show in July - at which 16 GOLD MEDALS were awarded(!!!) - see RHS London Botanical Art Show 2018 - Awards and Medal Winners. Hye Woo Shin went one better than her previous Best Exhibit Award and received a Judges Special Award for her exhibit of "Plants of Dokdu Island"
Hye Woo Shin and her Special Judges Award for her RHS exhibit "Plants of Dokdu Island"
New Pages in 2018
There were a number of new pages on the website in 2018 - and there are lot more in draft. Probably the new pages are of most interest to students of botanical art are the ones about
- Online Botanical Art Courses. I'll be looking to developing this further in 2019.
- NEW Books about Botanical Art and Illustration - new Instruction books will remain on this page for 12 months after publication
Traffic growth
Growth in traffic to my website has been exponential in 2018.
Traffic has been on a marked upward trend since the website started in 2015. However, traffic is now three times more than that in 2016.
Traffic has been on a marked upward trend since the website started in 2015. However, traffic is now three times more than that in 2016.
Botanical Art And Artists Traffic in 2018: No. of unique visitors (blue) and pageviews (green) per month
In 2018 my website received (see chart below)
This year I need to get into training so I don't run out of steam!
- 654,354 pageviews (green column)
- 469,482 unique visitors (blue column) to my website
This year I need to get into training so I don't run out of steam!
Botanical Art and Artists in 2019
I'm looking forward to some more great things for botanical art and from botanical artists in 2019. I'm going to say a few words below about
- my plans for my website in 2019
- exhibitions in 2019
Sarah Jane Humphrey in her studio
In this video, Sarah Jane Humphrey is interviewed by Melanie Chadwick about her career and how she found her way into a career in illustration and her own botanical illustration niche.
Sarah Jane Humphrey GM is a botanical and natural science illustrator, author, tutor and now shopkeeper.
2018 has been a big year for Sarah Jane
To date her career has involved
View the video to find out more about how she developed her career to date.
Websites:
2018 has been a big year for Sarah Jane
- in June 2018, her book Botanical Art with Scientific Illustration was published. READ my REVIEW: Botanical Art with Scientific Illustration by Sarah Jane Humphrey for more details
- in July 2018, she won her first RHS Bold Medal Gold Medal by the RHS for Medicinal Fruits and their symbiosis with Pollinators (after a previous Silver and then Silver Gilt).
- in November 2018, she opened her own shop in Falmouth called Botanical Atelier at 19A Arwenack St. Falmouth. TR11 4AS where she is delivering botanically oriented events and workshops.
To date her career has involved
- graduating from Falmouth University with an Honours Degree in Illustration.
- becoming represented by the Wildlife Art Company for illustration work. She was their very first female Scientific and Natural History Illustrator.
- securing contracts for botanical, natural history and scientific illustration work from a variety of clients and publishers
- delivering workshops on Botanical Illustration in Cornwall
View the video to find out more about how she developed her career to date.
Websites:
- Portfolio https://www.sarahjanehumphrey.com/
- Botanical Atelier https://botanicalatelier.co.uk/
The video is part of Melanie Chadwick's series of interviews called Creative Conversations on YouTube.
Each episode we chat about running a business, struggles and successes as well as sharing tips and advice which may be helpful to others working in the creative world. Pull up a chair and enjoy!
This is an update on "need to know" facts relating to the 2019 and 2020 RHS Botanical Art Shows.
- The RHS website has been updated with key facts about the 2019 and 2020 Botanical Art Shows
- I've summarised these below.
- Read the details in the Botanical Illustration Exhibitor Factsheet (557kB pdf)
View of part of the RHS Botanical Art Show 2018
Facts about the RHS Botanical Art Show
- The RHS Botanical Art Show is an OPEN and INTERNATIONAL exhibition
- It's the longest running and TOP juried botanical art show in the world.
- No other show juries a minimum portfolio of six botanical artworks for every exhibit
- It's the LARGEST juried international art show in the world.
- It receives submissions and exhibits from botanical artists and botanical illustrators from around the world. Asia, Australasia, Africa and Europe contribute most international artists from outside the UK.
RHS Botanical Art Show 2019 - show dates
Make a note for your diaries!
The dates for the RHS London Art & Photography Show in 2019 are
The dates for the RHS London Art & Photography Show in 2019 are
- Wednesday 24–Thursday 25 July 2019.
- Plus a late event on Tuesday 23 July 2019.
RHS Botanical Art Show 2020
- application for approval to exhibit
If you want to exhibit at the RHS Botanical Art Show in 2020, you must first submit your work for approval to exhibit. I'll be updating my page about RHS Botanical Art Shows but I've summarised key facts below
This is how the submission process works to be ELIGIBLE to apply for space to display work at an RHS Show in 2020:
This is how the submission process works to be ELIGIBLE to apply for space to display work at an RHS Show in 2020:
- IF YOU HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY EXHIBITED you must first submit a sample of four pieces of work to the RHS Picture Panel for assessment and approval at the May Submission Selection Meeting.
- Artists based outside the UK can submit rolled prints of the same (value £0) rather than original art. This enables them to get through Customs without problems. (Prints are not returned)
- The above requirement relates to both individual artists and groups
- The artwork does NOT need to be related to your proposed exhibit. However all pieces must demonstrate that you can produce a very high standard of botanical illustration. (You can view my previous blog posts for images of exhibits displayed at previous shows)
- If submitting as a Group, you must submit at least one artwork by each artist
- The next Submission Selection Meeting is on Thursday 9 May 2019
- Artwork - for assessment and approval - at this meeting can be submitted to the Lindley Library in London between Tuesday 23 April and Thursday 2 May
- Please contact the Picture Panel Secretary before sending any work. It's recommended that you hand deliver artworks.
The RHS Lindley Library and Headquarters of the RHS at 80 Vincent Square, London
Dawn Jolliffe Botanical Art Bursary
If the cost of exhibiting is likely to prevent you from exhibiting then you can apply for funding support.
The Dawn Joliffe Botanical Art Bursary is available to support botanical artists in their endeavours to prepare an exhibit and then display it at the show.
Funding is available to help support artists with
The Dawn Joliffe Botanical Art Bursary is available to support botanical artists in their endeavours to prepare an exhibit and then display it at the show.
Funding is available to help support artists with
- the costs of staging an exhibit at one of the RHS Shows
- towards the costs of travelling to paint plants in their natural habitat.
Tips for exhibiting at the RHS Botanical Art Show
For more about RHS Botanical Art and Photography Exhibitions see the following dedicated pages on this website:
PLUS In the Tips and Techniques area of the EDUCATION section you can find Tips from RHS Botanical Art Gold Medal Winners - these provide tips around
PLUS In the Tips and Techniques area of the EDUCATION section you can find Tips from RHS Botanical Art Gold Medal Winners - these provide tips around
- an outline of the process from application to exhibit through to the exhibition
- includes several articles about tips about how to be successful at an RHS Botanical Art Show by RHS Gold Medal-winning artists. Every year they come up with new tips!
- how to mount the display
- how to transport your exhibit
Kathy Pickles GM's new solo show "Flowers and Fruit" opened yesterday in the Exhibition Room of the Old Library in Kirkwall on the Isle of Orkney in Scotland. It continues until 13th October 2018 and is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.
Her solo exhibition contains 64 botanical paintings in watercolour - mostly on paper but with some on vellum. 24 paintings were sold at the Preview Evening and another 8 in the gallery yesterday morning so Kathy got to the half way mark in terms of sales after the preview and 3 hours of being open to the public! I gather her paintings on vellum are going fast!
If you're starting a collection, I'd very much recommend you take a close look....
My experience of Kathy's paintings in the past are they priced to sell - and she almost always sells nearly all of them!
You can also read more about Kathy Pickles at the end of this post.
Her solo exhibition contains 64 botanical paintings in watercolour - mostly on paper but with some on vellum. 24 paintings were sold at the Preview Evening and another 8 in the gallery yesterday morning so Kathy got to the half way mark in terms of sales after the preview and 3 hours of being open to the public! I gather her paintings on vellum are going fast!
If you're starting a collection, I'd very much recommend you take a close look....
My experience of Kathy's paintings in the past are they priced to sell - and she almost always sells nearly all of them!
You can also read more about Kathy Pickles at the end of this post.
Flowers and Fruit
While not everybody can get to Orkney to see the exhibition, you can see most of the work in the show on Kathy's Facebook Page - Kathy Pickles Botanical Art or her website at www.kathypickles.co.uk. Plus she is a regular participant in the Botanical Artists Facebook Group where she also posts her new work.
Kathy works - very fast - from observation (and never from photographs) and her paintings follow the seasons and what she's growing in her garden!
Kathy works - very fast - from observation (and never from photographs) and her paintings follow the seasons and what she's growing in her garden!
Crops of Botanical Paintings by Kathy Pickles - on her website
About Kathy Pickles
Kathy Pickles GM - with her 7th Gold Medal exhibit at the RHS London Botanical Art Show 2017
Kathy Pickles was born in London but has lived on Orkney since 1981. Her art education started with a Foundation Course at Canterbury College of Art. She also studied textile design at Winchester School of Art before going to Sussex University where she gained a degree in the History of Art.
She has won seven RHS Gold Medals (1991-94, 1996, 2015, 2017) - which is more than any other botanical artist I know!
Other achievements in the botanical art world include:
Prestigious Botanical Art Collections which own her work include:
Her professional combines fine art with botanical illustration for commercial purposes and since 1994, she has designed over 150 designs for floral mugs for Dunoon Ceramics - including designs containing Scottish Wild Flower which included some Orkney favourites such as Primula scotica, Northern Marsh Orchid, Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) and Oyster Plant (Mertensia maritima).
She has been having solo shows on Orkney for the last 30 years and also works to commission.
She has won seven RHS Gold Medals (1991-94, 1996, 2015, 2017) - which is more than any other botanical artist I know!
- Her Gold Medal in 2015 was for 16 paintings of Fritillaria and Helleborus
- The Gold Medal in 2017 was for 12 paintings of Clematis. Rachel de Thame bought one of her paintings!
Other achievements in the botanical art world include:
- She has also exhibited in a three person show at the Kew Gardens Gallery (1995-96)
- She designed the 1997 Chelsea Flower Show Plate which celebrated the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip. Later that year she was invited by Orkney Islands Council to meet the Prince of Wales and show him her original painting while he was in Orkney viewing the work of a number of local artists and craftsmen.
- her study of Mertensia maritima was one of the paintings of endangered species included in the special 250th anniversary edition of Curtis’s Botanical Magazine
Prestigious Botanical Art Collections which own her work include:
- The Royal Botanic Garden Kew
- The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,
- the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh and
- the Shirley Sherwood Collection.
Her professional combines fine art with botanical illustration for commercial purposes and since 1994, she has designed over 150 designs for floral mugs for Dunoon Ceramics - including designs containing Scottish Wild Flower which included some Orkney favourites such as Primula scotica, Northern Marsh Orchid, Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) and Oyster Plant (Mertensia maritima).
She has been having solo shows on Orkney for the last 30 years and also works to commission.
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More about botanical artists and exhibitions
ARTISTS: You can see more Contemporary botanical artists and illustrators around the world on my dedicated pages on my website
EXHIBITIONS: You can find out about more Botanical Art Exhibitions & Collections - around the world. Current and future exhibitions in different parts of the world are listed or signposted on the following pages:
EXHIBITIONS: You can find out about more Botanical Art Exhibitions & Collections - around the world. Current and future exhibitions in different parts of the world are listed or signposted on the following pages:
This autumn and winter there will be four new exhibitions of botanical art in four quite distinct styles at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art in Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Opening to the public on 6th October are:
Opening to the public on 6th October are:
- Mark Frith: A Legacy of Ancient Oaks
- Trees: Delight in the Detail
- Rankafu: Masterpieces of Japanese Woodblock Prints of Orchids
- Botanical Theatre: The Art of Pandora Sellars (1936-2017)
Gloriosa rothchildsiana (the glory lily) by Pandora Sellars
READ ON to find out more about each of these exhibitions and see some of the images which will be included in the four exhibitions.
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