Marianne Hazlewood - first solo exhibition

The occasion of a first solo exhibition for a botanical artist is very special - and I like to try and highlight those who are trying to make a career as a professional artist.

Fernation Verdation © Marianne Hazlewood

This is about the first solo exhibition by Marianne Hazlewood at the Pittenweem Festival on the coast of Fife in Scotland.

The 2018 festival is 

• a celebration of the visual arts and features 132 artists and 9 galleries.
• it takes place in galleries, homes, studios and other venues.

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Below you can:

• find out about Marianne Hazlewood
• view images of her exhibition
• find out where to see her work in person at the Festival
• learn more about the Pittenweem Festival

About Marianne Hazlewood
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Marianne began painting plants in evening classes at the botanics in Edinburgh a few years ago. She belongs to the "seduced by a Rory McEwen exhibition" fraternity and started her studies at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh after seeing an exhibition of his work in Edinburgh.

Painting plants developed into something of an obsession for her and she completed the Diploma in Botanical Illustration at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 2017:

• see RBGE Diploma Graduation Show 2017
• see UPDATE - RBGE Diploma Graduation Show 2017​

She is now making her way as a full time artist and this is her first solo exhibition,  although she has successfully exhibited previously in Group Exhibitions.

She loves structure and pattern and this infuses a lot of her work - and is probably one of the main reasons why I like it to much - apart from the very high quality of the work she produces!

Marianne is a member of the Scottish Society of Botanical Artists, the Edinburgh Society of Botanical Artists and the American Society of Botanical Artists.

Marianne Hazlewood - Solo Exhibition
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Marianne's exhibition can be found at Venue 26, 4 West Shore, Pittenweem Arts Festival. From the harbour, keep walking along the lane that goes along the rocky beach right the way along.

Her show is made up of work pre and post Diploma. 

Fernation Vernation (see top image) is an exploration into the lush verdant nature of ferns and the diversity in their structures (these were shown previously at BISCOT). 

Arisaema Growth Cycle - in watercolour - © Marianne Hazlewood

Arisaema Growth Cycle is a study using different botanical illustration techniques (watercolour and pen and ink) to demonstrate the seasonal development of these fascinating Cobra Lilies.

Marianne is particularly excited about having the full life cycle up on the wall. This is the vision she had in mind when working her way through the series of illustrations.

Arisaema Growth Cycle - in pen and ink - © Marianne Hazlewood

Cards and small works by Marianne Hazlewood

Her show has some original work for sale, various small pieces that she worked on for her portfolio, whilst completing the Diploma, and also features much more affordable artworks in terms of prints and cards .

Portfolio works by Marianne Hazlewood

The Pittenweem Arts Festival 4-12th August 2018
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Pittenweem in the East Neuk of Fife is home to around 30 artists and craft designers. The festival was begun in 1982 by several of these resident artists. Each August since then, it has grown to include 100 or so artists and makers from all over Britain who exhibit in houses, studios, galleries and public spaces throughout the village.
About Pittenweem Festival

The Festival opened yesterday and continues until Sunday 12th August 2018.

​There is a stewarded car park to make parking easy. Their festival brochure provides a complete guide to the wide variety of exhibitions, workshops, talks, children’s events and evening performances, all related to the arts

Marianne visited the festival last year and was inspired by the work and the community of artists who work together towards creating a show. She considers she was extremely lucky to get a place. When enquiring she tells me that she  heard the term “hen’s teeth” more than once!

I'm very impressed by the quality of both her work and the attention paid to presentation at her venue. It looks gorgeous and I only wish I was closer so I could pay a visit.