Inching along with this decaying white rose in watercolour.

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As part of our programme, we're hosting a series of artist demonstrations in our galleries! Our next one will be on SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER with Gillian Talbot.

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'Promised Beginnings' an exhibition of botanical illustrations by local artist begins tomorrow. Pop in for a look - the work is gorgeous! So precise, delicate and detailed.

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I love how toxic this plant is, yet we rely on tomatoes and potatoes from other Parts ot the tomato and potato and are also highly poisonous. Who found out which bits were edible, (or not), & when, I wonder?

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Botanical illustration and the park: House plants and their care; also, hints for the care of goldfish and canary birds ... by Huge Mulertt, 1887, BHL/Congress https://t.co/rg5Fwzih9N

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With more gestural pieces like these peonies, I have to work hard to loosen up my style and keep myself from cleaning up the artwork and adding too much detail.

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Botanical illustration and the park: Progressive lessons tending to elucidate the character of trees, with the process of sketching, and painting them in water colours, by FLT Francia, 1813 ..... https://t.co/apmxeehPnW

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Botanical illustration and the park: The woodland companion: or, A brief description of British trees. With some account of their uses. Illustrated by plates.... by John Aikin.....1802, BHL/Uni California.....#botanicalillustration

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Botanical illustration and the park: The botanical cabinet :consisting of coloured delineations of plants, from all countries, 1817-1833, BHL/Missouri ...... 20 vols....https://t.co/qswpg47ndZ

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Botanical illustration and the park: Figures of the most beautiful, useful, und uncommon plants described in the Gardeners dictionary, exhibited on three hundred copper plates, ... By Philip Miller, ...1760 ....... https://t.co/iXiXUHKEei

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