BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION
Course No.012. Tutor - Sue Barker

Botanical illustration is a particular form of flower painting. It has a long history possibly dating back more that 3000 years.In early medicine careful plant studies were widely used as pictorial reference and later reproduced as woodcut illustrations. With the increase in botanical research many fine artists emerged such as Pierre-Joseph Redoute and the brothers Franz and Ferdinand Bauer.

Sue Barker is very accomplished as a free-lance scientific illustrator, her portfolio including both commissioned and self-initiated work. She graduated from Middlesex University with a 1st Class BA (Hons)degree in Visual Communication and Design with a scientific illustration specialism. Sue has recently been appointed as Artist in Residence to the Botanic Garden and the high degree of commitment, technical skill and sheer enthusiasm she brings to her subject is clearly conveyed in the finesse of her drawing. She also has experience of teaching in a range of contexts and her students highly recommend her abilities as a sympathetic, Imaginative and effective teacher.

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