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Julie Small SBA
RHS Gold Medallist
Biography
b. Buxton (Derbyshire)
Julie trained as a teacher of Biology and Physical Education. After a full and part-time teaching career she revived her interest in painting and drawing, particularly in the relation to the techniques involved in depicting botanical and wildlife subjects.
Initially working in watercolour, Julie now works mainly in pencil, a medium she has always enjoyed. Her work has been widely exhibited at venues in Wales, Chester, Worcestershire (Burford House), Hampshire and Sheffield. She has also exhibited annually with the Society of Botanical Artists in London, receiving Certificate of Botanical Merit awards (1996, 1997, 2002, 2006) and the President’s Award (2006).
Julie received her Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal for her pencil drawings of Coniferae, which also resulted in her gaining the prestigious, 'Best Exhihibitor new to the London Shows' award (2000).
Julie tutors, day courses, at Ness Botanic Gardens (Wirral) and residential courses in Lancashire and Derbyshire. She is also a tutor on the SBA Distance Learning Course.
Work held in Art Collections
Royal Horticultural Society (Lindley Library Collection)
Dr.Shirley Sherwood (Botanical Art Collection)
Windlesham Arboretum (Surrey)
Sheffield Botanic Gardens
National Museum and Gallery of Wales (Cardiff)
The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (Pittsburgh,USA)
Other original work is in the hands of a number of private collectors, throughout the UK and Netherlands.
Publications
In conjunction with other artists, Julie’s work has been used to illustrate the following books:
The Art of Botanical Painting - Margaret Stevens (Collins)
An Introduction to Drawing Flowers - Margaret Stevens (Apple Press)
Arte y Botanica (A dual language publication in Spanish/English, illustrating the work of the Society of Botanical Artists)