The botanical art exhibition opened in the elegant Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon on a moonlit October evening. The garden is a favorite destination for both tourists and locals, so we, as the participating artists, are pleased to have our artwork on display in such a beautiful and popular setting. The show will continue through October and November of 2019. If you are in Portland this fall, don’t miss this beautiful show!
Opening ceremony on a moonlit night 
I gave a short talk on the botanical art process 
My work on the top left beside Janet Parker’s beautiful work. 
Rebecca from Lan Su’s opening comments.
Photo compliments of Aislinn Adams
All of the participating artists are members of Oregon Botanical Artists or Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists, which are both under the auspices of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Seventeen local artists have provided fifty paintings, displayed in two galleries. I have two paintings in the show–the Camellias shown below. The garden will host artist demos and ‘meet the artist‘ events in October and November. Hope to see you there!
Japanese Camellia, Camellia japonica, grows at Lan Su garden. 
Yuletide Camellia, Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ from my garden.
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This blog is about my journey as a botanical artist--what I am learning, what inspires me and what I am currently drawing or painting. My desire is to continually hone my skills to better express my wonder and gratitude for the beauty of the creation around me in the Pacific Northwest (USA).
Beautiful paintings of Camelias, one of my favourite flowers coming into blossom as they do at the end of the winter, however my St Ewe, a lovely single one generally starts to flower at the end of December. Wish I could be there!
Thanks, Angela! I wish you could be here too! 🙂