ILLUSTRATING IN TRANSYLVANIA IN 2025!
I will be illustrating at the Transylvania School of Botanic Art and Illustration, in beautiful rural Transylvania, 8-14th September 2025. Fellow RHS Gold medallist Pauleen Trim and I will be gathering material from the meadows surrounding the village, with a local botanist to help us identify our finds. The resulting illustrations will, together with work from other well-respected botanical illustrators, form a florilegium describing the wild flora of this remarkable area. For more information visit https://www.podart.space/
CHRISTINA’S LATEST BOOK!
The Herbal Year, Folklore, History & Remedies, an informal history of medicinal plants was published on April 23rd 2024. Illustrated with Christina’s detailed watercolours, it covers many well-known plants and the sometimes surprising ways people since earliest times have used them for health and well-being. Available from yalebooks.co.uk and in all good bookshops! 
Illustrations from the book
NEW FOREST FLORILEGIUM
Christina is taking part in a new project to document in drawings and paintings the flora of the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, UK. This is not a formal florilegium and painters may work in their usual style to portray the plants – especially those that are endangered by climate change. If you would like to be part of this ongoing project and would like further information please contact Christina The florilegium group is exhibiting both Archive work and personal work at the Five Arrows Gallery, Exbury Gardens, September 13th – 21st 2025.
KINGSTON LACY FLORILEGIUM
Following in the footsteps of the New Forest Florilegium, a new venture is currently being set up at the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy estate in Dorset. The aim is to document the flora of different habitats on the estate in drawings and paintings, and for these illustrations to be used to educate and inform visitors. If you are interested in joining the group, contact Jackie Egan for more information .
EXHIBITION NEWS
Following their successful 2022 and 2024 shows Christina and Jo will hold another Opposite Ends exhibition at the Hillier Gardens near Romsey, 26 Sept – 5th October 2026, with new work by both artists. Some of Christina’s work is still available for sale – click on OPPOSITE ENDS 24 in the main menu.
CONTINUING EXHIBITION: LOVE LICHENS!
An online selling exhibition of lichen paintings from gold medal RHS displays in the 1980s to the present day. It features specimens from all over the world, ranging from tiny fragments to major works. Click on Love Lichens in the main menu to view the paintings.
In September 2020 Christina’s book The Whole Story, painting more than just the flowers was officially published. See Shop>Books for details. It can be ordered from the publisher https://tworiverspress.com/
The Whole Story Exhibition ran on this website from 25th September – 31st October 2020. It has been replaced by new pages: PAINTINGS FOR SALE, CHRISTMAS SHOP and NEW YEAR SALE. The selection will change every once in a while, so do keep visiting the page.
TEACHING
Christina has now retired from teaching regular COURSES AND CLASSES. She has put together some notes and botanical painting projects that can be emailed to you. These are not courses, but two series of 8 topics each. You can sign up for the whole of series A or series B, or choose individual topics that interest you. There will be the opportunity for feedback, also by email or Zoom. Click on the images below for details. If you are interested, please contact Christina for more information.
