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| Palmengarten, Frankfurt |
Sometimes the title of an exhibition sets your mind alight with all sorts of creative possibilities.
That was certainly the case when I heard about the SBA’s exhibition in Frankfurt ,'Poisonous and Medicinal Plants. I love that theme. Botanical art is not just about painting pretty plant portraits, it’s also about raising awareness about plants and their attributes. This exhibition promised to be both visually exciting and informative.
My choice of subject matter was easy- I’ve always wanted to paint the plants from the spice markets in Egypt. I really enjoyed visiting the markets, haggling for my wares and then doing research on my subject matter. I blogged about it here.
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| The Spice Market © Shevaun Doherty 2014 |
Whilst I was painting this, I received an email asking me to
send my painting of Phoenix dactylifera too, as they would like to use the
image on one of the posters. As a new member of this prestigious Society, that’s a real honour. I decided to travel out to Frankfurt to see the exhibition
myself.
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| A happy me with my painting and the poster which had information about how to become a member of the SBA |
I arrived a day early, so that I could lend a hand with the
preparations. ‘Team Palmengarten” had already done a splendid job. Gaynor Dickeson and her husband Robin had spent the summer organising all the
paperwork and forms, collecting the paintings, and then driving with a van load
of art work to Germany.
That’s 200 paintings from 70 artists, travelling
through 1200 miles through five countries!!
