Canberra Botanicals 2015

Canberra Botanicals is an annual exhibition of Botanical art that has been running since around 2003. It is run by a volunteer committee of artists and is open to local and interstate exhibitors. This is the fourth Canberra Botanicals I have been a part of.

For further information on the Canberra Botanicals and to view the online gallery follow the link below.

http://www.cafebotanical.com/Canbot/

This year the exhibition will be held from 18 September to 5 October 2015 at the Nishi Gallery at 17 Kendall Lane, New Acton A.C.T.

This is a new venue this year, it is right in the city centre of Canberra which should be a good thing for visitor numbers, also as in other years the exhibition coincides with the annual Floriade festival which is always a popular spring attraction for Canberra.

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Hello 2015!

Well, so far what a wonderfully busy start to 2015, my only hope is to keep up the momentum and keep working!

I had a bit of a break over Christmas/ New year, including some travelling with my family, but now that school is back it's paint brushes up and work work work.

I have just finished a painting to show for the first time with The Friends of the ANBG (Australian National Boatnic Gardens) Botanic Art Group. I only joined the group at the end of 2014 so It is lovely to be able to join the exhibition.

The Exhibition is held from 21st March- 19th April 2015 at the visitors centre, Australian National Botanic Gardens.

Stypandra glauca 2015

I have also for the first time entered some work into the Canberra show. Never having entered Artwork into a competition stlye event before, I am not sure what to expect but again it should be fun to take part and see how it goes.

I am also working on two diverse commission pieces, an exotic and some illustrations for a childrens story.

Great to be busy!

No women is an Island.

I have for the last little while been increasingly aware that I have been too isolated in my practice. I had forgotten that sharing an experience can help you develop your own work through sharing and learning with others. To that end I have joined a Botanic Art group that meet once a month at the National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. It is an amazing group with alot of knowledge and support to share. We have access to plants from every state and territory, some we might never get to see elsewhere due to their rarity and remote habitats. I attended my first meeting last week and look forward to it being a monthly source of inspiration.

Leptospermum mesmer eyes.

Work in progress.

http://friendsanbg.org.au/activities_bag