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Book Recommendation ?Botanical Painting in Watercolour? by Billy Showell

Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour [Showell, Billy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour

Billy is an internationally known botanical painter and illustrator based in Kent in the UK. Though originally trained in fashion design and illustration, Billy eventually turned to oil and then watercolour painting. Her works are distinguishable by her striking and beautiful and sometimes unusual compositions. She has won various botanical awards from the RHS and the SBA and a gold medal from the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. Billy’s work is held at Kew Botanic Gardens, the Hunt…

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Pencils are the beginning, in my opinion, they are the tool that outclasses all other, be it a stick dipped in soot or the lovely hexagonal cedar sticks with a graphite centre; with just one pencil you can design anything, communicate and portray all discoveries. Apparently, hexagonal pencils outsell round ones by 10 to one it's not because they are great for guessing multiple choice questions in your exams (yes I did that, a,b, c and so on scratched in each plane of the pencil, the shame)…

Contemporary botanical artists and illustrators based in UK and working in paint, pencils, prints (engravings and digital)

Billy Showell Artist on Instagram: “Student Alice painted this gorgeous stripy rose in class #painting #paintingart #watercolour #watercolor #happytutor”