Having attended Cardiff School of Art and then worked in fashion, Louise was drawn back to painting by Anne Marie Evans’ Introduction to botanical Painting. The combination of aesthetic judgement, scientific observation and historical influences immediately captivated her.
Louise Young
A background in fine art and a long interest in natural history and gardening came together when Louise studied for the diploma in Botanical painting at the English Gardening School in 2004…
These elements inform her approach to painting - she works mainly on vellum and particularly admires the art of one of the earliest botanical artists, Alexander Marshall, and the brilliant contemporary artist Rory McEwan.
As well as exhibiting with Amicus Botanicus in London in 2008 and 2010, Louise has exhibited in group shows at the National Botanic Garden of Wales and with Roath Botanic Garden Artists (of whom she is a founder member) in Cardiff in 2011.
Louise has some of the paintings shown here for sale as signed limited edition prints and can be contacted by email: .
Gallery
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Quercus ilex (Holm oak)
16 x 11 watercolour on vellum 
‘Feather, egg‘
5 x 10 watercolour on vellum
‘Plum ‘Victoria‘
9 x 7 watercolour on vellum
‘Feather and down’
14 x 10 watercolour on vellum
Leopard Cone Shell
11 x 8 watercolour on vellum
Cape Gooseberry
7 x 13 watercolour on vellum
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