Tag: botanical painting

Emma Eyre creates vivid botanical paintings inspired by the accidental compositions of plants she discovers on forest floors and along rural pathways in Sweden. Originally from Honolulu and now living in the Swedish countryside, she has built a creative life around teaching, raising a family, growing food, spending time in nature, and maintaining a consistent painting practice. Her recent On the Ground series begins with photographs of overlooked plants, nettles, reeds, thistles, and leaves before developing through translucent ink washes and layers of opaque oil paint. Rather than recreating nature photographically,…

Izabela Maliszewska-Skiejka brings together botanical illustration and video game environment design, creating artwork where scientific observation and digital world-building naturally complement one another. Fascinated by flora and fauna since childhood, she moved from traditional drawing into organic 3D modelling before discovering botanical illustration, a discipline that now sits alongside her work in the gaming industry. Her recent paintings focus particularly on marine life and seaweed, celebrating the intricate forms, shifting colours, and quiet beauty often hidden beneath the water's surface. Working primarily in watercolour while also exploring mixed media and digital…

Jillian Cheong creates vibrant paintings and textile collages inspired by Singapore’s extraordinary biodiversity, transforming everyday encounters with birds, insects, tropical plants, and urban nature into joyful celebrations of colour and discovery. A former biology teacher, she combines scientific observation with expressive artistic storytelling, encouraging viewers to slow down and notice the remarkable wildlife often hidden within familiar surroundings. Her richly layered compositions are filled with intricate botanical details, luminous birds, and playful patterns that reward close looking and invite a deeper connection with the natural world. More recently, Jillian has incorporated…