Certificates Of Botanical Merit At Sba 2012

The Society of Botanical Artists awards a coveted Artist's Certificate of Botanical Merit for works inwards its Annual Exhibition of strictly botanical merit.  Each twelvemonth this facial expression of the annual exhibition prizes is judged yesteryear an practiced on the botanical field.

For the 2012 exhibition the approximate who selected works for a Certificate was Maureen Lazarus from the Department of Biodiversity in addition to Systematic Biology at the National Museum Wales who acts equally the Curator of Botanical Illustration.

The Certificates of Botanical Merit (and other awards) were presented yesteryear Elizabeth Banks DL who is the President of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Elizabeth Banks, RHS President, presents Ann Swan amongst her Certificate of Botanical Illustration
The 8 artists who this twelvemonth were awarded Certificates of Botanical Merit are listed below - together amongst their award-winning artwork.

I cannot emphasise plenty that photographing the function inwards no agency does it justice in addition to that the alone agency to appreciate it properly is to see the exhibition - which is at Central Hall Westminster until Dominicus 29th April. (Admission free)

  • Marika Aikawa SBA CBM 11 #03 Banksia integrifolia (pencil).  This function is amazingly intricate in addition to I should imagine required much function nether a magifying glass.
Banksia integrifolia 
pencil (£500)
© Mariko Aikawa
  • Gaynor Dickenson DipDBA(Dist.) SBA SFP CBM 09 for #166  A Year inwards the Life of a Magnolia x soulangeana Tree.  Although highly realistic in its rendering, this picture is of course of pedagogy an impossible botanical 'reality' insofar equally it represents all the stages of the life wheel inwards ane image.  This illustrates really neatly the advantages of botanical representative over photography.
A Year inwards the Life of a Magnolia x soulangeana Tree
watercolour (£3,250 - sold)
© Gaynor Dickenson
  • Margaret Jones DipSBA Assoc SBA SFP - #304 Rubus fructiosa (pencil)  I look to cause got missed this ane in addition to then I'll accept a photograph on my adjacent visit.
  • Asako Kiwajima AssocSBA - Malus domestica "Alps Otome" This function was besides beautifully presented amongst a double mat inwards a neutral color in addition to a frame inwards a neutral color which complemented the color of the bark.  Such an approach allows the artwork to shine.
Malus domestica "Alps Otome"
watercolour (£600)
© Asako Kumajima
  • Janet Pope MA RCA DipAD #490 Arum maculatum. You for certain don't bespeak to hold upward a fellow member of the SBA to hold upward awarded a CBM.  This is an opened upward exhibition in addition to anybody tin plow over the axe submit work.  See Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition 2012: Call for Entries - for to a greater extent than details.
Arum maculatum
watercolour (£220)
©  Janet Pope
  • Ann Sheppard #550 Ash: Autumn/Winter  This function demonstrates that it's non necessary to discovery bully flowers to do function of botanical merit.
Ash: Autumn/Winter
watercolour (£420)
© Ann Sheppard 
  • Fiona Strickland DA SBA GM CBM 09 in addition to 11 # 596 Iris 'Action Front'  This is an absolutely amazing ikon of an iris.  Find our to a greater extent than close it inwards my interview amongst Fiona Strickland adjacent week
Iris 'Action Front'
transparent watercolour (£5,000 - sold)
©  Fiona Strickland
  • Ann Swan SBA GM CBM xi for #607 Walnut Life Cycle.  This botanical representative demonstrates the value of mixing coloured media amongst pencil when telling the storey of the life wheel of a plant.
Walnut Life Cycle
coloured pencil (£1,500 - sold)
©  Ann Swan

Links: 2012 Exhibition

Makingamark's Botanical Art Resources [August 2016 - updated]



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