We are delighted to welcome 41 new Fellow Members to the SBA! Our new members come from all over the world – from the UK, Australia, Belgium, Singapore, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Poland, Norway, Hungary, Taiwan, and the USA.
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Botanical Painting in Greece
Shevaun Doherty PSBA and Margaret Fitzpatrick SBAF are once again holding a botanical painting course in Greece – ‘Painting spring wildflowers and orchids’. The venue is the Lagou Raxi Country Hotel in the heart of South Pelion. The dates are 22 to 29 April 2023. The programme includes an introduction to vellum and other special techniques as well as excursions and plant and flower collecting and identification. For more information visit greek-botanical-painting-course Visit here for more information
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The Botanical shoes
Billy Showell PPSBA has released a book featuring her wonderful paintings – ‘The Botanical Shoes’. It is on sale from her website, www.billyshowell.com
Colchester & Ipswich Museums
Guy William Eves, SBA Fellow, has been working to complete the last of four pictures for a specific exhibition with Colchester & Ipswich Museums. – The four drawings are of historic trees in Christchurch Park, Ipswich. Two Chestnuts, both now in the permanent collection of Colchester & Ipswich Museum, one Oak and the oldest tree in the park, a Yew which is over 600 years old. – They are part of an exhibition called Landscape Rebels at the Wolsey Gallery, Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich. The exhibition also includes works by Constable, Monet and Turner and is on until 16 April 2023. Collectively you’re looking at some 900 hours of work over 4 years as the yew took 300 hours. – For more information visit – cimuseums.org.uk… Read more
‘Intricate Nature’
This exhibition ‘Intricate Nature’ featuring work by SBA Fellow Dr. Pam Taylor and SBA Diploma graduate Dr. Helen Cousins promises to be stunning! The exhibition opens tomorrow, 3rd November at The Old Court in Windsor and runs until 27th November.