The Whole Story: Painting more than just the flowers

Discover a whole new realm of botanical painting - the natural life forms that coexist with flowering plants, revealed in exquisite detail.Traditionally, botanical art has focused on the flowers, leaves and form of plants. They are depicted in solitary glory on a page, divorced from the life forms that live alongside them in nature. But award-winning UK botanical painter, Christina Hart-Davies, believes passionately that flowers are only part of the picture and loves to explore the different stages, related species, habitats and associated creatures that provide their setting in the wild. She looks at plants and other life forms from all angles - scientific, aesthetic and cultural - to tell The Whole Story.Showcasing examples of her most popular works, The Whole Story draws on Christina's long and parallel careers in both art and illustration. Take inspiration from her enthusiasm for the details and beauty of all aspects of the natural world and benefit from her experience as she shares techniques for painting moss and insects as well as advice on composition and lettering.This book will transform your perspective and inspire you to look beyond the flowers.

“This little book spans the many-facetted life of an artist
of prestigious accomplishments, of small but exquisite, accurate paintings,
expositions of artistic techniques and an uncompromising composition” – Roger Reynolds,
writing in Eryngium, the Journal of the Institute for Analytical Plant
Illustration

Christina Hart-Davies is well known for her precise and accurate botanical watercolours, which feature in prestigious collections worldwide and have won many awards including several RHS Gold medals. She has illustrated many books and field guides, most notably 'The Collins Wild Flower Guide'. In 2016 Two Rivers Press published Christina's own book 'A Wild Plant Year' on the history, folklore and uses of Britain's wild plants. Christina graduated in Typography from Reading University. Her design background is invaluable in her illustration work and influences the composition of her exhibition paintings. She is an experienced and popular tutor and enjoys encouraging people to find their own style in which to celebrate plants of all kinds.

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