Susannah Blaxill

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Susannah Blaxill is an Australian botanical artist. [1]

Blaxill was born in 1954 in Armidale, Australia. [2] She lives in Australia, but lived in England for about 17 years, where she became a member of the Society of Botanical Artists. [1] She is internationally recognised [3] as a leading artist specialising in watercolour, pencil and charcoal drawings. [4] Her work is held as part of the Shirley Sherwood Collection. [2] Her most famous work is a beetroot featured in multiple media around the world. [5] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Susannah Blaxill". Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Sherwood, Shirley; Rix, Martyn (2008). Treasures of Botanical Art: Icons from the Shirley Sherwood and Kew collections. Richmond: Kew Publishing. p. 241. ISBN   978-1-84246-368-0 . Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. "Press release from the Canberra Times" (PDF). 30 January 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. "Studies of fruit & vegetables by Susannah Blaxill". The Illustrated London News: 82. 1994.
    - "Susannah Blaxill's arresting watercolours are enthusiastically collected in London,...". Orient-express Magazine. 13: 26. 1996.
  5. "Susannah Blaxill's beetroot and a magnifying glass". Botanical Art & Artists. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.