Sage, Fennel, Catmint, 1996 by Rebecca John
Rebecca John (b.1947) first started exhibiting her watercolour drawings in 1995 after qualifying with distinction at the English Gardening School's botanical painting course, held at Chelsea Physic Garden
She has had two sell-out exhibitions at the Lefevre Gallery in London and many commissions. This is the first time her images have been made available for licensing as well as prints via Bridgeman Art on Demand
Rebecca interrupted her career to curate a magnificent and redefining exhibition of her grandfather Augustus John's drawings
Olive Branch, 1995 by Rebecca John
Rebecca favours subjects found in the wild
For years she has drawn inspiration from the exceptionally beautiful and little known landscape of the Berwyn Mountains in Wales
Please click here for 37 images, personally selected by Rebecca for licensing which she believes will prove especially successful for textiles, ceramics, stationary as well as editorial use
One of the world's oldest art forms
Since the time of Dioscorides, the Ancient Greek physician who illustrated and described the medicinal properties of plants, mankind has sought to capture and convey the wonders of the botanical world through illustration
In their faithful observations of plants Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Durer combined beauty with scientific detail
Today the challenge to all botanical artists remains the same: to successfully combine the scientific with the aesthetic
Black and Red Currants with Green Grapes, 1986 by Nell Hill
98 and still painting – Nell Hill
We are delighted to show you the work of another botanical artist, Nell Hill, aged 98 and our most senior contemporary artist
17 of her pretty water colours are available for licensing
The Bridgeman archive is extremely rich in botanical illustration; from ancient manuscripts to delicate Japanese silk prints and more recent renditions by our contemporary artists
Please click here for over 2,000 beautiful images of nature