Liz trained as a botanist and research botanist at the
Universities of Exeter and Melbourne. She has successfully taught
for 30+ years; ecology at Flatford, A level Biology in Schools, and
tutors groups on all aspects of botany (for artists).
She studied botanical art under Anne-Marie Evans, gaining her
Dip.Bot.Art in 2002. Her work is mainly in Hampton Court Palace
Florilegium archives and in private collections. Author of the
successful book "Botany for Artists" (Crowood Press), sold
worldwide.
She is an active member of Hampton Court Palace Florilegium, the
Institute of Analytical Plant Illustrators and the American Society
of Botanical Artists.
Describe your approach to teaching: My teaching
aims to inform and to help artists to understand and observe plants
so they paint with greater confidence and accuracy. I have a
relaxed and humorous style, giving individual help as needed. I
support my teaching with well illustrated presentations and
thorough course notes.
What inspires your own work: I am excited by
the amazing variety and detail of plant forms and their myriad of
adaptations to different habitats. Close observation inspires and
enhances my paintings, helping me to capture the 'essence' and
individuality of the plant.