Susannah Blaxill
Susannah Blaxill | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Style | Botanical illustration |
| Website | www |
Susannah Blaxill (born 1954) is an Australian botanical artist.[1]
Blaxill was born in 1954 in Armidale, Australia.[2] She lives in Australia, but lived in England for about 17 years, where she became a member of the Society of Botanical Artists.[1] She is internationally recognised[3] as a leading artist specialising in watercolour, pencil and charcoal drawings.[4] Her work is held as part of the Shirley Sherwood Collection.[2] Her most famous work is a beetroot featured in multiple media around the world.[5][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Susannah Blaxill". Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Sherwood, Shirley; Rix, Martyn (2008). Treasures of Botanical Art: Icons from the Shirley Sherwood and Kew collections. Richmond: Kew Publishing. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-84246-368-0. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Press release from the Canberra Times" (PDF). 30 January 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Studies of fruit & vegetables by Susannah Blaxill". The Illustrated London News: 82. 1994.
- "Susannah Blaxill's arresting watercolours are enthusiastically collected in London,...". Orient-express Magazine. 13: 26. 1996. - ^ "Susannah Blaxill's beetroot and a magnifying glass". Botanical Art & Artists. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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