Billy showell

Billy Showell's exquisite and technically brilliant watercolour flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. First published in 2009 and now back by popular demand in paperback, it provides the reader with valuable information on the brushes, paints, paper and other equipment they need, together with detailed guidance on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and composition.

Book Recommendation ?Botanical Painting in Watercolour? by Billy Showell

Contemporary botanical artists and illustrators based in UK and working in paint, pencils, prints (engravings and digital)

We had another filming season a couple of weeks ago! Here is a little sneak peak of a beautiful iris project I have been working on 💜.

Billy is an internationally known botanical painter and illustrator based in Kent in the UK. Though originally trained in fashion design and illustration, Billy eventually turned to oil and then watercolour painting. Her works are distinguishable by her striking and beautiful and sometimes unusual compositions. She has won various botanical awards from the RHS and the SBA and a gold medal from the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. Billy’s work is held at Kew Botanic Gardens, the Hunt…

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Billy Showell on Instagram: "I'm very excited about this week's project release. The beautiful Iris Siberica is one of my favourite flowers, a real must for any garden. I love all the beautiful shades of purple and purple pinks. This is a flower that demands a lot of resting time to allow all of the layers to dry which in turn allows you to build up the dancing colours. I have placed this flower towards the lower part of a large portrait piece of paper, to allow room to add other larger…

Pencils are the beginning, in my opinion, they are the tool that outclasses all other, be it a stick dipped in soot or the lovely hexagonal cedar sticks with a graphite centre; with just one pencil you can design anything, communicate and portray all discoveries. Apparently, hexagonal pencils outsell round ones by 10 to one it's not because they are great for guessing multiple choice questions in your exams (yes I did that, a,b, c and so on scratched in each plane of the pencil, the shame)…

Billy Showell on Instagram: "Watch my beautiful Iris Sibirica come to life. 💜 Painting in those wonderful, deep purples brings me so much joy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #watercolourbotanicals #watercolourbotanical #botanicalart #botanicaltutorial #botanicalpainting #botanicalillustration #botanicaltutorial #botanical #botanicalartonline #watercolorpainting #watercolourclass #watercolourflowers #billyshowelltutorial #billyshowellschoolofbotanicalart #billyshowellart #botanicalartist…