Resources
Botanical Art Courses & Classes
Gauteng
Ann Harris School of Art – Johannesburg
Gillian Condy – Pretoria gillianscondy@gmail.com
Isabelita van Zyl – Johannesburg isabelita.vanzyl@gmail.com
Intensive Botanical Drawing Workshops with Nitsa Christopher – Johannesburg
KwaZulu Natal
Art at the Cavern with Gillian Condy & Elsa Pooley
Western Cape
Vicki Thomas – Botanical Art Classes bulbin@iafrica.com
Willie Schlechter – Botanical Art and other Art Classes schlechterw@gmail.com
Elbe Joubert – artelbejoubert@gmail.com
Inge Semple – iicjsemple@mweb.co.za
Julie Wilson – wilson.julie222@gmail.com
Botanical Art Supplies
Western Cape
THE ITALIAN ART SHOP, Cnr Main & Rosendale Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town
Tel: 0216851877
Email: info@italianartshop.co.za
www.italianartshop.co.za
Conservation Framing
Gauteng
N B Art & Framing, 101 Conrad Drive, Blairgowrie
Tel: 0118860731
Florida Framers, 8 Goldman St, Florida
Tel: 0114723299
Lewis Browne Framers & Guilders, 1 6th St, Wynberg, Sandton
Tel: 0114406726
Cameo Framers, 198 Long St, Waterkloof, Pretoria
Tel: 0124605497
Framed, 4 Frere St, Woodstock, Salt River
Tel: 0214473635
http://framedmaster.co.za/
Maxwood Framers & Gilders, 27 Hope St, Gardens, Cape Town
Tel: 0214654345
www.maxwoods.com
Tel:0861666767
www.ormsprintroom.co.zaVillage Art and Framers (Barbara or Moira), Belvedere Square, Keurboom Road, Claremont
Tel:0216838996Wessel Snyman Creative, Unit C103, Ground Floor, Old Biscuit Mill, 375 Albert Road, Cape Town
Tel: 0214482002
www.wesselsnymancreative.co.za
Photographing Your Art for Prints, Cards, etc
Isabelita van Zyl
Email: info@issidesigns.co.za
Cell: 0825527858
Location: Wilro Park, West Rand, Gauteng
Scanning/Photographing/Printing Your Art
Western Cape
Art Assist – Stephen Gibson
Email: artassist@cybersmart.co.za
Cell: 0822574986
Location: Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, Western Cape
Gauteng
Useful Articles
- From Petal to Pigment
- Download Leaf and Flower Models
- How to set up a composition
- Copyright – What It Means for Visual Artists (abridged article)
- Illustrating the Botanical World
- 20 Tips for Painting Better Botanicals
- Watercolour Painting Using a Dry Brush Technique
- Tree List for Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens
- Ideas for Themes for Kirstenbosch Biennale 2016
- List of Trees on Tree Route – Lowveld NBG
- How to choose art papers: part one – manufacture
- How to choose art papers: part two – materials
- How to choose art papers: part three – additives
- How to choose art papers: part four – longevity
- How to choose the right round watercolour brush
- Which Pencil?
- Painting on vellum:
Notes on Painting Watercolour on Vellum by Dianne Sutherland
Painting on Vellum by Kate Nessler
Painting on Vellum by Denise Walser-Kolar - How to paint the colour pink
Useful Links
- Resources About Botanical Art and For Botanical Artists
- The Society of Botanical Artists – UK
- American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA)
- ASBA Catalogues to purchase
- Miniature Art Society of South Africa
- The Botanical Art Society of Australia
- Botanical Society of South Africa
- Royal Horticultural Society – Botanical Art Exhibitions
- Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- Kew Botanical Gardens
- South African National Biodiversity Institute
- The Italian Art Shop – Cape Town
- Jackson’s Art Supplies – UK
- Dick Blick Art Materials – USA
- Winsor and Newton Watercolours
- Daniel Smith Watercolors
- Pinterest Art – “Botanical” Watercolours