Louise Young

Louise Young was born in Kirkcudbright, South-West Scotland. She moved to Wales aged 18 to study at Cardiff College of Art and then worked mainly in the fashion trade. Louise gained a diploma in botanical painting at the English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden under the tutelage of Anne Marie Evans and Helen Allen from 2004 –2006.

She says: “In the years since I attended art college there has been a huge growth of interest in botanical painting, perhaps partly because we are suddenly aware of what we are in danger of losing from the planet. I enjoy the combination of science and art that is found in botanical painting. I prefer to paint on vellum, both for its particular qualities, and because of its links with the earliest painters of flora and fauna, such as Alexander Marshall, and more recently Rory McEwen, whose paintings continue to inspire me.”

As well as being a member of Amicus Botanicus, Louise is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists and of the Wakefield and North of England Tulip Society.

Exhibitions include

Group show, National Botanic Garden of Wales. May 2007 Plants for life – Amicus Botanicus at Shepherd Market, London October 2008

Links

National Botanic Garden of Wales
www.gardenofwales.org.uk

Wakefield and North of England Tulip Society
www.tulipsociety.co.uk

Contact me

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