Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
About Me
A course by Julia Trickey , Botanical Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To start with, I will share with you how I began by looking for a hobby and how this led to me eventually becoming a professional botanical artist and tutor. By saying yes to new opportunities and exhibitions, this is now my full-time job. Hear my story and see some of my favourite paintings and projects. ”
In this video lesson Julia Trickey addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science. Learn to transform everyday subjects like fruit into realistic botanical portraits by combining observational drawing with contemporary watercolor techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hello, I'm Julia Trickey, a botanical artist based in the historic city of Bath. I grew up by the seaside in North Wales. In this lesson, I'll tell you how I became a botanical artist, which started as a hobby. Growing up, I had very creative parents. This was inspiring and they encouraged me in my art. I loved living by the seaside, going on the beach, and drawing the things I found there, such as shells, seaweed, and interesting pebbles. As a child, I loved drawing anything around me, not just stuff on the beach but the clock on the mantelpiece, the birds in the garden, and eve...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Julia Trickey
A course by Julia Trickey
Julia Trickey is an award-winning botanical artist and tutor based in Bath, England. She grew up in a creative household and loved drawing from a young age, capturing seascapes and the natural world around her. She went on to study at art college and, years later, discovered a passion for botanical art after signing up for a class on the subject while in search of a hobby.
Since then, Julia has exhibited her work both in England and abroad and received awards, including four gold medals from the Royal Horticultural Society. She also teaches botanical art to others around the world and has been involved in several public art projects. Julia has written articles for national and international art journals and has various self-published guides for botanical artists. She also creates art for clients including Royal Mail and shares her work with over 30K followers on Instagram.
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