Our Artists
Robyn Douglas
Robyn works mainly with coloured pencils which allow her to work quickly from live specimens. The drawings are completed over the life cycle of the plants taking up many months.
Anne Hayes
Anne is a renowned artist and produces stunning watercolour pieces. She has been working as a freelance illustrator running her own business.
Cassandra Hodgins
Cassandra spent her early years growing up in the central Queensland outback. She became hooked on botanical art when attending a short course in botanical illustration followed by several years of wonderful tutoring.
Tanya Hoolihan
Blessed with a talent in art, she obtained a PhD in Natural History Illustration. Her research allowed her to combine her love of Australian history, her German heritage and her passion for botanical illustration.
Florence Joly
Florence is a keen photographer and likes to capture close up details in plants. She transpose this view in her works, using essentially coloured pencils.
Linda Phanekham
From a career in the welfare sector, Linda moved into the art world while living in Cairns, and was involved with the Cairns Art Society for some years. After moving to Brisbane, she joined the Botanical Artists' Society.
Helen Placanica
Helen has only recently started botanical art, inspired by the works of numerous artists. She is eager to learn more.
Gabrielle Pragasam
Gabrielle Pragasam developed her love for natural detail while studying at the Watercolour Society of Queensland and Margaret Saul School of Botanic Art
Eva Richards
Eva is one of a small group of artists in Australia working on calfskin vellum. She also work with pen & ink, depicting her subject with tiny dots.
Nola Sindel
The study of plants, animals and painting has always interested Nola. After retiring from a career in education, she incorporated these into her artworks.
Kay Sullivan
As a student of biology and bacteriology in her youth, Kay enjoyed producing detailed diagrams. She carried this passion later in life with botanical art.
Lyndsay Watts
Lindsay has painted botanical subjects in watercolour since childhood and enjoys varied interests in art, writing, music and botany.