All the info you need to see the RHS pop-up studio

Jessica Shepherd will be demonstrating her work in a pop up studio at the RHS

Friday 11th and Saturday 12th April 2014
10am - 5pm

This Spring I will be setting up a pop-up studio at the RHS London Orchid and Botanical Art Show in the Lindley Hall in Vincent Square, London. I will be on hand to answer your questions whilst demonstrating how I paint. My painting hours will be from 10am - 5pm on both Friday and Saturday.

Swing by and say hello! It would be super to see you!

The RHS show is divided between two halls and your ticket will get you into both. The orchid displays in Lawrence Hall are absolutely stunning and feature displays by some of the best orchid producers in the world. In the Lindley Hall there will be a display of unseen work from some of the world’s best botanical artists, and towards the back is where I will be painting alongside some other great artists (list attached).

You can find out more here:  

http://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-london-flower-shows/rhs-orchid-show

For non RHS members the ticket price is £8. 

All ticket info is on the site - you can buy in advance.

How to find me:

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=RHS+Horticultural+Halls,+London&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&ei=w8EpU7zbA4zV4ASniYGoAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ

You can join the event on my facebook page.

RHS Show Updates

A little update about the RHS show on the 11th and 12th April in Vincent Square, Victoria, London. I am delighted to have just found out that I will be painting with Julia Trickey! This is amazing as I am a big fan of hers. I love all of her leaf work and I really liked the big dried flower series she had on display at the RHS a couple of years ago. Julia has just had a first day cover released of her work by the Royal Mail, and you can see the complete series on both the Royal Mail website and in Gallery 6 on Julia's website.

British postal stamp collection (2014), paintings by Julia Trickey

Julia and I aren't the only artists working live. The talented Ann Swan will also be there, and Liv Healey, Emma Hardicker, Susan Entwistle and Hannah McVicar. Hannah illustrated the first 'Jekkas Herb Cookbook' and she also does a lot of work for one of my favourite magazines - Gardens Illustrated Magazine. I really like her bold screen prints, of which I have put an example for you all to see below. There will also of course be all the medallists on show. The RHS have published a list of exhibitors on their website if you are interested in this bit. I am personally looking forward to seeing this section of the show very much, as the accuracy and presentation of their illustrations is usually out of this world. 

So yes, if you haven't booked your tickets to come and see us, please do! If you book for the PV, you get to come back as many times as you like over the two days and it's cheaper in advance. But please note, that we won't be demonstrating at the Private View - only on the Friday and Saturday.

Star of the Veldt £85 by Emma Hardicker

Tall Bearded Iris £95 by Ann Swan

The Garden Path £600 by Susan Entwistle

 Essence of Spring by Hannah McVicar

Hollyhocks screen print £200 by Hannah McVicar

The exciting canvas work of Liv Healey

The Art of Cultivating Hope

It is with great joy that I can announce that Amicus Botanicus are holding an exciting exhibition of new work this May.  The exhibition is entitled "The Art of Cultivating Hope" and it will be held at 54 The Gallery, Shepherds Market, Mayfair London W1J 7QX between Monday 12th to Sunday 18th May 2014.

Victoria Cross - Poppy

In this centenary year of the First World War the artists have kindly chosen to support Gardening Leave, a charity which tends to the invisible wounds of conflict by providing horticultural therapy for troubled Armed Forces veterans with mental health issues. 

 

The artists have produced a collection of paintings of plants suggested by Gardening Leave, some of which held a special meaning for those fighting in the First world War, and others which are of special significance to Gardening Leave in their work.

 

As well as this special collection each artist will be exhibiting the latest of their own paintings, prints, and cards. Do come along and have a look at their gorgeous work. I went to their show a couple of years ago and I was not disappointed. It's a lovely little space which is conveniently located. It's a good stop for anyone in London and for those who are visiting the city to see the SBA show in Westminster as the dates conveniently coincide.

Popping up in the London RHS show April 2014

On Saturday a remarkable thing happened - I opened an email.

This was no ordinary email... This email was from the RHS...

They had written to ask me to create a mini pop-up studio for the London Orchid and Botanical Art Show this Spring!

Image from Irish Botanical Artists 

I was so pleased! Absolutely chuffed to bits. It's like receiving the royal seal of approval with the added bonus that I will be doing what I love to do the most - interacting with the visitors and promoting botanical art and the work that we all do.

So, drum roll please... (I have wanted to be able to type this paragraph for some time):

I can now announce that I will be exhibiting some of my work in the RHS London Orchid and Botanical Art Show in Vincent Square on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 April 2014. The pop-up studio will feature me and my paints, paper and pencils (not sure if I can bring in Caroline in her plant form and Drew) and probably a whole load of leafy goodness. I will be selling prints of my work and should hopefully have some postcards for sale then too.

I will be on hand to answer your questions all day whilst demonstrating how I do my work. My painting hours will be from 10am-5pm on both Friday and Saturday and I am very much looking forward to meeting you all. 

Exhibition: Botanicals - Environmental Expressions in Art

19 October – 19 January 2014

Beverley Allen

Musa paradisiaca, Banana flower and fruit, 2002

Watercolour on paper

This exhibition represents one of the finest private collections of contemporary botanical art in North America. Previously exhibited in the US, these fifty-four artworks beautifully document both common and rare and endangered plants with scientific accuracy to highlight the importance of the planet’s biodiversity. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue includes artworks by forty contemporary artists from around the world.  

Regine Hagedorn

Rosa roxburghii 'Plena" (China), 2005, 

Watercolor on paper

 Click here for more information.

For opening times and ticket prices please visit www.kew.org 

or email the gallery at shirleysherwoodgallery@kew.org.

Damodar Lal Gurjar

Opium poppy bunch, 1997

Tempera on paper burnished by the artist