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British Artists in the Shirley Sherwood Collection
curated by Dr Shirley Sherwood
I started collecting in July 1990, buying a dramatic Pandora Sellars watercolour of
Laelia tenebrosa. I never intended to make a collection at that time, I was just trying to help
Kew and encourage the artists. But I was so impressed with the standard of work that I
became bitten by the collecting bug.
Initially, not surprisingly, I concentrated on British Artists and the work I could see at
Kew, in London and around Oxford. I started commissioning studies of favourite plants like
Cedar of Lebanon, lapageria, cowslips and fritillaries. I continued acquiring the work of some
artists until the present day where like Coral Guest, I have remained an admirer and in contact
and now have 19 of her works.
It has not been possible to hang more than a small proportion of ‘my’ British artists
here as I now have 330 works by 86 painters and so I have had to be fiercely selective.
Some artists have changed their style and approach, switching for example from paper
to vellum like Brigid Edwards and from life size to greatly enlarged subjects. When I started
acquiring Rosie Sander’s work she was painting life sized apples for her classic book but now
she is creating vastly bigger studies of woodland plants and voluptuous watercolours of tulips,
iris and exotics. She has also been experimenting with fragile white dandelion clocks on black
backgrounds. I can only show a few of her paintings here.
I am still collecting now, almost overwhelmed with the wealth of botanical art
available today in Britain and the rest of the world.
Dr Shirley Sherwood
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Martin J Allen born UK 1970
Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Watercolour on paper Acquired 2007
495mm x 720mm
Gillian Barlow born Khartoum, Sudan 1944,
lives and works in UK
Kingcup Caltha palustris
Watercolour on paper Acquired 1995
550mm x 370mm
Gillian Barlow born Khartoum, Sudan 1944,
lives and works in UK
Artichoke seed head Cynara cardunculus
Watercolour on vellum Acquired 2002
230mm x 152mm
Stephanie Berni born Bristol, England 1949
Australian tree fern Dicksonia antartica
Watercolour over pencil on paper Acquired 2004
290mm x 200mm
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Elizabeth Blackadder born Falkirk, Scotland 1931
Lilies Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1993
600mm x 570mm
Raymond Booth Leeds, England (1929–2015)
Rosa moyesii Oil on paper
Acquired 1991
610mm x 430mm
Raymond Booth Leeds, England (1929–2015)
Veltheimia bracteata Oil on paper
Acquired 1997
635mm x 490mm
Victoria Braithwaite born Glasgow, Scotland 1973, works in Glassford, Scotland
Globe artichoke ‘Lindisfarne Castle’ Cynara cardunculus
Watercolour on paper Acquired 2014
1300mm x 950mm
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Jenny Brasier born Alvechurch, England 1936
Crinum x powellii Pencil and watercolour
Acquired 1991
290mm x 730mm
Jenny Brasier born Alvechurch, England 1936
Plum Prunus sp.
Watercolour on McEwen’s vellum Acquired 1995
80mm x 60mm
Jenny Brasier born Alvechurch, England 1936
Kumquats Citrus japonica
Watercolour on McEwen’s vellum Commissioned 1995
100mm x 160mm
Andrew Brown born Carshalton, England 1948
Voodoo lily Sauromatum venosum
Pencil and watercolour on paper Commissioned 1994
Showing the flowering sequence
680mm x 450mm
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Susan Christopher-Coulson born Durham City, England 1955
Sweet violet scattering Coloured pencil on paper
Acquired 2007 The artist was inspired by illuminated manuscripts
380mm x 470mm
Vicky Cox England (1943–1999)
Spanish onion Allium cepa
Colour pencil drawing Acquired 1998
370mm x 270mm
Angeline de Meester born UK 1969
Botanic symbiosis ‘December’ Clematis vitalba
climbing on hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Watercolour on paper Acquired 2013
530mm x 650mm
Pauline Dean UK (1943–2007)
Jade vine Strongylodon macrobotrys
Watercolour on paper Acquired 2004
680mm x 465mm
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Elisabeth Dowle born London, England 1951
Pear ‘Conference’ Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1996 On the cover of
The Book of Pears by Joan Morgan. Illustrated by Elisabeth Dowle
435mm x 320mm
Margaret Ann Eden born London, England 1939
Medinilla magnifica Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2000
560mm x 750mm
Brigid Edwards born London, England 1940
Redcurrants Ribes rubrum
Watercolour over pencil on vellum Acquired 1994
200mm x 165mm
Brigid Edwards born London, England 1940
Cape Gooseberry Physalis peruviana Watercolour on vellum
Acquired 1994
190mm x 125mm
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Brigid Edwards born London, England 1940
Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Watercolour over pencil on vellum Acquired 1994
250mm x 180mm
Brigid Edwards born London, England 1940
Squash
Cucurbita sp. Watercolour over pencil on vellum
Acquired 1995
382mm x 305mm
Brigid Edwards born London, England 1940
Oriental poppy Papaver orientale
Watercolour over pencil on vellum Acquired 1997
530mm x 405mm
Brigid Edwards born London, England 1940
Poppy seed head Papaver somniferum
Watercolour over pencil on vellum Acquired 2000
381mm x 305mm
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Brigid Edwards born London, England 1940
Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Watercolour over pencil on vellum Acquired 2016
A recent painting, after a prolonged period away from botanical subjects
406mm x 533mm
Annie Farrer born Melbourne, Australia 1950,
lives and works UK
Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani
Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1991
550mm x 680mm
Annie Farrer born Melbourne, Australia 1950,
lives and works UK
Courgette tendrils II Cucurbita pepo
Watercolour on paper Acquired 2002
Reproduced in Plant published by Phaidon, 2016
285mm x 400mm
Annie Farrer born Melbourne, Australia 1950,
lives and works UK
Magnified cone of Pinus wallichiana Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2008
690mm x 520mm
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Liz Fraser born Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1959
Protea cynaroides Acrylic on paper Acquired 2011
Reproduced in The Smallest Kingdom, 2011
345mm x 510mm
Sarah Graham born Edinburgh, Scotland 1973
‘Big Fir’: magnified cone of Leucadendron strobilinum
Pastel on paper Acquired 2008
Sarah Graham collected this small cone (about 3cm long) on the top of Table Mountain.
The enlarged drawing was sufficiently well observed to be identified from herbarium
specimens in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, South Africa.
1430mm x 1220mm
Mary Grierson born Bangor, Wales 1912
Yellow water lily Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1990
260mm x 340mm
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Coral Guest born London, England 1955
Lilium longiflorum ‘Ice Queen’ Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1995
760mm x 570mm
Coral Guest born London, England 1955
Lapageria rosea and L. rosea var. albiflora
Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1996
Painted from Lapageria grown by Dr Sherwood
770mm x 570mm
Coral Guest born London, England 1955
Monstera deliciosa Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1997
Painted from Monstera deliciosa
grown by Dr Sherwood
750mm x 550mm
Coral Guest born London, England 1955
Iris ‘Superstition’ Watercolour on paper Commissioned 2005
1525mm x 1025mm
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Coral Guest born London, England 1955
Lilium regale Acrylic on Traditional White
cold-pressed paper 640 gsm Commissioned artist 2007
1510mm x 1025mm
Coral Guest born London, England 1955
The Phenology Cabinet of the Incandescent Petal
Magenta Cultivars Series I of Paeonia lactiflora from
19th Century France Acrylic on Canvas
Acquired 2014
1530mm x 1020mm
Isik Güner born Ankara, Turkey 1983
Jacqueline Pestell born Durham, England 1962
Sharon Tingey born Coventry, England 1973
Titan Arum Amorphophallus titanium
Watercolour on paper Acquired 2016
2680mm x 1500mm
Josephine Hague born Liverpool, England 1928
Morning glory Ipomoea purpurea Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1991
310mm x 360mm
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Josephine Hague born Liverpool, England 1928
Clematis ‘Elsa Späth’ Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1991
480mm x 380mm
Josephine Hague born Liverpool, England 1928
Studies of Streptocarpus Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1992
510mm x 400mm
Gertrude Hamilton born Ghent, Belgium 1968, works in USA
Red and purple currants, raspberries, snail and bee
Watercolour on paper Acquired 2001
Gertrude Hamilton deliberately ‘aged’ her paper to reflect her inspiration from the past
120mm x 240mm
Celia Hegedüs born London, England 1949
Siberian flag Iris sibirica
Watercolour on vellum Acquired 1996
540mm x 410mm
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Celia Hegedüs born London, England 1949 Tulipa ‘Wakefield Flame’
Watercolour on vellum Acquired 2006
508mm x 458mm
Sue Herbert born Darwen, England 1954
Leaf Arctium minus
Watercolour on paper Acquired 1992
690mm x 460mm
Helga Hislop born London, England 1941
Rose hips Watercolour on vellum
Acquired 1994
250mm x 340mm
Helga Hislop born London, England 1941
December 2004 Medlar Mespilus germanica
Oak Quercus robur Birch Betula sp.
Mistletoe Viscum album Watercolour on vellum
Acquired 2007
94mm x 153mm
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Rebecca John born London, England 1947
Grasses caught in blackthorn Watercolour over pencil on vellum
Acquired 1999
295mm x 210mm
Christabel King Born London, England 1950
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. paucispinus
Watercolour and gouache Acquired 1998
Christabel King has worked at Kew for over 40 years. Many of her studies appear in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine and have been
hung in exhibitions here
290mm x 225mm
Katherine Manisco born London, England 1935,
works in Italy and USA
Savoy cabbage Brassica oleracea Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1999
445mm x 445mm
Katherine Manisco born London, England 1935,
works in Italy and USA
Sea grapes Coccoloba uvifera Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2003
475mm x 406mm
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Rory McEwen Scotland (1932–1982)
Crown Imperial 1965 Fritillaria imperialis Watercolour on vellum
Acquired 1995
780mm x 565mm
Rory McEwen Scotland (1932–1982)
Ginkgo leaf East 61 Street New York 1980
Watercolour on vellum Acquired 2000
190mm x 230mm
Rory McEwen Scotland (1932–1982)
Upper Club, Eton 1979 Watercolour on vellum
Acquired 2012
340mm x 295mm
Margaret Mee England (1909–1988), worked in Brazil
Philodendron sp. Rio Negro, Amazonas
Pencil and gouache on paper Acquired 1991
640mm x 470mm
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Catharine Nicholson UK (1958–2011)
‘Some get more eaten up than others’
Norway spruce cones magnified x 7 Picea abies
Giclee print, pen and ink on paper Acquired 2012
Catharine Nicholson worked only in pen and ink and mostly life-sized. This, her last work, is an extraordinary, arresting drawing of three pine
cones damaged by mice.
1162mm x 1463mm
Susan Ogilvy born Kent, England 1948
Cherries Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1996 Her book Overleaf was published in 2013
150mm x 520mm
Susan Ogilvy born Kent, England 1948
Green leaves Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1998
210mm x 390mm
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Susan Ogilvy born Kent, England 1948
Snowdrops, churchyard Galanthus nivalis Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2007 This bird’s-eye view of snowdrops in the
hedgerow is a remarkable habitat painting
457mm x 350mm
Rachel Pedder-Smith born Stirling, Scotland 1975
Parkia pendula Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2001 She has concentrated on using herbarium
specimens as her subject matter.
570mm x 425mm
Rachel Pedder-Smith born Stirling, Scotland 1975
Afzelia quanzensis Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2001 Painted from a Kew Herbarium specimen, 2000
565mm x 420mm
Rodella Purves Scotland (1945–2008)
Meconopsis x sheldonii Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1999
720mm x 540mm
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Graham Rust born Hertfordshire, England 1942
Daffodils and narcissus: Narcissus spp.
Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1994
240mm x 165mm
Graham Rust born Hertfordshire, England 1942
Iris ‘Spartan’ Pencil, watercolour and body colour
Acquired 1995
360mm x 260mm
Graham Rust born Hertfordshire, England 1942
Petal of Tulipa ‘Black Parrot’ Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1999
225mm x 170mm
Graham Rust born Hertfordshire, England 1942
Rose ‘Variegata di Bologna’ Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2005
315mm x 360mm
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Lizzie Sanders born London, England 1950, works Edinburgh
Trichodesma scottii Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2000
552mm x 368mm
Lizzie Sanders born London, England 1950, works Edinburgh
Tibouchina organensis Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2002
540mm x 420mm
Lizzie Sanders born London, England 1950, works Edinburgh
Vanilla imperialis III, buds and flowers Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2008
490mm x 695mm
Rosie Sanders born Stoke Poges, England 1944
Arisaema ciliatum, Arisaema costatum,
Arisaema consanguineum Watercolour on Arches 640 gsm paper
Acquired 2006
1020mm x 1540mm
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Rosie Sanders born Stoke Poges, England 1944
Dandelions and other flowers Fern, bluebell, wild garlic,
yellow archangel and dandelion Watercolour on Arches 640 gsm paper
Acquired 2014
1020mm x 770mm
Rosie Sanders born Stoke Poges, England 1944
Dandelion: ‘Two o’clock’ Charcoal with watercolour on
Aquari 210 gsm paper Commissioned 2015
500mm x 500mm
Rosie Sanders born Stoke Poges, England 1944
Dandelion: ‘Three o’clock’ Charcoal with watercolour on
Aquari 210 gsm paper Commissioned 2015
500mm x 500mm
Rosie Sanders born Stoke Poges, England 1944
Cotton Grass Eriophorum angustifolium
Charcoal with watercolour on Arches 640 gsm paper
Acquired 2015
576mm x 762mm
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Pandora Sellars born Herefordshire, England 1936
Laelia tenebrosa Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1990
410mm x 600mm
Pandora Sellars born Herefordshire, England 1936
Blue water lily Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1995
Used on the cover of Contemporary Botanical Artists by Shirley Sherwood, 1996
385mm x 500mm
Pandora Sellars born Herefordshire, England 1936
Arum italicum, Arum maculatum and Arisarum proboscideum
Watercolour on paper Commissioned 1995
350mm x 470mm
Pandora Sellars born Herefordshire, England 1936
Pontederia cordata Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1999
340mm x 205mm
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Pandora Sellars born Herefordshire, England 1936
Tulip hybrid (white) Tulipa sp.
Watercolour on paper Acquired 2007
457mm x 360mm
Siriol Sherlock born Nantwich, England 1954
Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata Watercolour on paper
Acquired 1992
570mm x 440mm
Fiona Strickland born UK 1956, lives and works Edinburgh
Zea mays I Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2008 The artist’s first botanical painting
760mm x 570mm
Fiona Strickland born UK 1956, lives and works Edinburgh
Rhododendron ‘Horizon Monarch’ Watercolour on paper
Acquired 2016 Reproduced in Plant published by Phaidon, 2016
476mm x 616mm
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Jessica Tcherepnine born London, England 1938, works in USA
Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus
Watercolour on paper Acquired 1993
505mm x 400mm
Jessica Tcherepnine born London, England 1938, works in USA
Coconut Cocos nucifera
Watercolour on paper Acquired 2005
700mm x 595mm
- Renata Gorska -