The Whole Story: Painting more than just the flowers

A beautiful retrospective overview of the work of award-winning botanical artist Christina Hart-Davis, telling the whole story of plants and flowers and their surrounding species and habitats, interweaving illustrations and artworks with commentary from the artist about the plants, the inspiration behind the works and the art techniques used.

Discover a whole new realm of botanical painting – the natural life forms that coexist with flowering plants, revealed in exquisite detail.

Traditionally, botanical art has focused on the flowers, leaves and form of plants. They are depicted in solitary glory on a page, divorced from the life forms that live alongside them in nature. But award-winning UK botanical painter, Christina Hart-Davies, believes passionately that flowers are only part of the picture and loves to explore the different stages, related species, habitats and associated creatures that provide their setting in the wild. She looks at plants and other life forms from all angles – scientific, aesthetic and cultural – to tell The Whole Story.

Showcasing examples of her most popular works, The Whole Story draws on Christina’s long and parallel careers in both art and illustration. Take inspiration from her enthusiasm for the details and beauty of all aspects of the natural world and benefit from her experience as she shares techniques for painting moss and insects as well as advice on composition and lettering.

This book will transform your perspective and inspire you to look beyond the flowers.

• | Author: Christina Hart-Davies
• | Publisher: Two Rivers Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 21, 2020
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781909747630
• | ISBN-10: 1909747637