Honeysuckle
Do certain plants and flowers evoke memories to you? Honeysuckle brings back memories of childhood summers when friends and I would pick the flowers and taste the nectar.
Spring flowers pattern
Spring flowers floral illustration
Salvador Dali, Fleurs, 1948
I came across some of Salvador Dali’s work that featured flowers. I love the mix of watery bold brushstrokes paired with fine, detailed line strokes. They have a whimsical nature to them which I like. These works have been an inspiration in my own botanical art.
Margaret Mee (1909-1988)
While researching botanical illustrations and art, I came across the beautiful work of Margaret Mee. Margaret Mee was a English botanical artist and a conservationist. She travelled and lived in the Amazon Forest, Brazil in 1952 (aged 42).