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botanical art talks
Join me as we look over the shoulder of renowned botanical artists from the UK and beyond.
In these 45 minutes sessions, delivered via Zoo
m, artists will talk through their
favourite projects or botanical art techniques. Their presentations will be illustrated
with examples of their artwork and/or technique demonstrations which will be followed
by the opportunity for Q&A.
I am going to do the first presentation, and more artists will be added as confirmed. Make sure you read all the information at the bottom of the page if you are interested in attending.
Talks will be recorded and available to registrants 24 hours after the live session. They will then be available for 48 hours, making them accessible whatever your time zone!
PLEASE NOTE -
14 JANUARY 2021
7pm GMT (2pm EST, 11am PST)
BOTANICAL ART PAINTING -
Julia Trickey
Julia 
will talk through the process and techniques used to produce a botanical watercolour
painting. Her presentation will be illustrated with work-
PS This talk is similar to one delivered to the New England SBA
28 JANUARY 2021
7pm GMT (2pm EST, 11am PST)
CAPTURING GERANIUMS: An overview of an RHS exhibition
Laura Silburn
In 2013 Laura exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society's Botanical Art and Orchid show in central London, winning her first of three coveted gold medals. Laura will talk about the journey from choosing what to paint through to presenting work for exhibition with an insight into the processes and techniques used to produce an exhibit of the highest standard. Laura will show examples of preparatory work and explain how they shaped the final pieces.
Laura is a botanical artist working in Cornwall, England where she is a Fellow of
the Eden Project Florilegium Society and teaches at the Eden Project, the Sawpit
Studio in Heligan Gardens and at RHS Rosemoor. Her work ranges from botanical documentation
for archives and florilegia to artistic studies of plants exploring our relationship
to them. Laura has been awarded three RHS gold medals as well as ‘Best in Show’ painting
in 2018.
18 FEBRUARY 2021
8pm GMT (3pm EST, 12noon PST)
BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION IN PEN AND INK
Lizzie Harper
Lizzie will discuss the equipment and techniques she uses to draw plants in pen and ink. She’ll use examples of her published work to explain the difference between clear line drawings, diagrams and tonal pen and ink works (completed with stippling and building up of tone). Lizzie also explains how she adds a top layer of watercolour without compromising detail.
Lizzie Harper has been a professional freelance botanical and natu
ral history illustrator
for 25 years and has illustrated a number of books including ‘The Hedgerow Handbook’,
‘Collins Flower Guide’ and David Attenborough’s ‘A Life on Our Planet’. She teaches
occasional illustration workshops a Cambridge Botanical Gardens and has just completed
pen and ink illustrations for ‘The Tree Forager’, due out in August 2021.
4 MARCH 2021
8pm GMT (3pm EST, 12noon PST)
ILLUSTRATING THE GIANT VICTORIA WATERLILIES
Lucy
Smith
Lucy will talk about her ongoing project, documenting the giant waterlilies of the
genus Victoria through botanical illustration. This will include background to this
project -
Lucy T Smith has 
been a freelance botanical illustrator for Kew Gardens for the past
twenty years where she has continually worked with botanists and horticulturalists.
She has received numerous awards for her work, and teaches botanical illustration
at Kew. Lucy's Victoria waterlilies project is her first major independent project
in two decades.
£12 BOOK HERE
£12 BOOK HERE
4 FEBRUARY 2021
8pm GMT (3pm EST, 12noon PST)
500 ORCHIDS AND COUNTING…Painting orchids for the RHS
Deborah Lambkin
Deborah Lambkin has been the official orchid artist to the Royal Horticultural Society since 2005, painting awarded orchids for the RHS Orchid Committee. Deborah has completed over 500 orchid paintings of a wide variety of orchids for the RHS collections.
In this talk Deborah will explain her processes for managing orchids for painting
and the painting techniques that she use, as well as the process of how the RHS Orchid
Committee awards sys
tem works,
Deborah has been a professional botanical illustrator since leaving the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland in 1991. She works on a freelance basis for the Royal Horticultural Society and the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and the Eric Young Orchid Foundation. She teaches occasionally and exhibits regularly.
Instagram @DeborahLambkin
Twitter @deborahlambkin
£12 BOOK HERE
29 APRIL 2021
8pm BST (3pm EDT, 12noon PDT)
STRANDLINE AND MARINE DISCOVERIES IN PEN
AND INK
Sarah Morrish
Sarah will share with you many aspects of the pen and ink illustration process using strandline and marine discoveries as subject matter, ranging from shells, mermaid’s purses, barnacles, sea urchins, crabs to seaweeds. There will also be time to discuss the range and differences of pens that she uses.
Sarah combines science and art in producing paintings and 
illustrations that immerse
you in many aspects of the natural world and its processes. She is a passionate educator
and teaches for botanical art and natural science organisations in the UK and internationally,
as well as her own popular courses in-
For links to tuition and portfolio websites, Patreon and social media, follow this link: https://linktr.ee/NaturesDetails
18 MARCH 2021
8pm GMT (4pm EDT, 1pm PDT)
COLOUR IN REALISTIC BOTANICAL ART
Martin Allen
A use of complex colour is an important element in creating a realistic or life-
Martin 
works in the Tees Valley, north-
£12 BOOK HERE
1 APRIL 2021
8pm BST (3pm EDT, 12noon PDT)
HELEN ALLEN
DETAILS TBC
£12 BOOK HERE
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15 APRIL 2021
7pm BST (2pm EDT, 11am PDT)
MARY DILLON
DETAILS TBC
£12 BOOK HERE
20 MAY 2021
7pm BST (2pm EDT, 11am PDT)
EGG TEMPERA: MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
Carrie
di Costanza
Carrie will discuss the materials and techniques she uses for working with egg tempera.
Topics will include the process of making the binder, mixing the paint, and creating
luminous effects by layering semi-
Carrie i
s a fine artist who incorporates botanical subjects in her work. She instructs
classes at The New York Botanical Gardens in addition to independent workshops. Her
work is held in the Botanical Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Collections,
and Botanical Gardens, The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, and private
collections.
27 MAY 2021
7pm BST (2pm EDT, 11am PDT)
HOW TO START AND MAINTAIN A PERPETUAL JOURNAL
Lara
Call Gastinger
Join Lara as she explains the concept of her perpetual journal. Creating a seasonal sketchbook over years can benefit botanical artists in their work and understanding of the plants around them. Lara has maintained her journal since 2001 and has become more observant and confident as a naturalist and botanical artist. She is known on Instagram for encouraging others to start and maintain their own perpetual journals.
Lara Call Gastinger was the chief illustrator for the Flora of Virginia after receiving her Plant Ecology masters degree. She has been awarded two gold medals (2007, 2018) at the Royal Horticultural Society show in London and has exhibited in numerous ASBA exhibits and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Her work has appeared in the newest Peterson mushroom guide and the ASBA Botanical Art Techniques book.
www.instagram.com/laragastinger
YOU WILL GET
- Live presentations from experienced botanical artists.
- Unique insights into working practices, recent projects or favourite techniques.
- Tips and techniques for your own botanical art projects.
- Meet artists in the UK and beyond, from the comfort of your own home.
- Interactive Q&A opportunity.
- Access to the recorded talk 24 hours after the live meeting for a further 48 hours, making it accessible across all time zones.
YOU WILL NEED
- A good internet bandwidth.
- A reasonable understanding of Zoom, including the chat facility if you wish to ask
a question.
WHAT NEXT
The ‘BOOK HERE’ button will take you to register for the talk. Payment is then taken
via Paypal. You don’t need a PayPal account, as you can pay by debit or credit card.
Zoom will then send you a unique, non-
The talk will be recorded and the link sent to you a day after the live session.
You will then have a further 48 hours to view the talk. So, no need to worry if the
time doesn’t suit you or you forget to attend -
SMALL PRINT
- Bookings will close 24 hours before each talk.
- We are not able to give technical support during the talk.
- Fee is non-
refundable except in the event of cancellation. - Places are non-
transferable. - If there are major technical difficulties during a talk, it may be rescheduled.
We recommend that you print off this information PDF LINK HERE
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