JOIN ME IN TRANSYLVANIA IN 2025!
Christina will be tutoring a workshop at the Transylvania School of Botanic Art and Illustration, set in beautiful rural Transylvania, 8-14th September 2025. Classes are limited to 6 so there is plenty of attention, tailored to each painter’s needs. We will be focusing mainly on seeds and fruits, gathering material from the meadows surrounding the village, and with a local botanist to help us identify our finds. Previous visitors have called it a combination of master class and house party! For more information and booking contact https://www.podart.space/
EXHIBITION NEWS
Following their successful 2022 show Christina and Jo held another Opposite Ends exhibition at the Hillier Gardens near Romsey, 19 – 27 June 2024, 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.
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 Yale University Press and in all good bookshops!
Illustrations from the book
NEW FOREST BOTANICAL PAINTING ARCHIVE
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
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 It has been replaced by new pages: PAINTINGS FOR SALE, CHRISTMAS SHOP and NEW YEAR SALE.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, but still leads occasional workshops such as Transylvania in 2025. 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.
