saw her work at a craft fair. She is more Botanical in style than Basler and Trevena ie more realistic, watercolour stays within the lines of the carefully drawn plants. When i saw the Watercolour exhibtion at tate, part of the important history of watercolour painting is Botanical painting - developed in 19th century i think when botanist wanted to illustrate their new finds and when it was fashionable to be seen to keep up with the latest science and thus have such books of both beauty and knowledge in your house. They are very realistic because they are meant to illustrate exactly what a new species looks like.
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