ANNIE RUSHTON

Through botanical drawing I have come to view the world with very different eyes, an Aladdin’s Cave of wonders! To look at a flower in the way a bee sees it, to marvel at the ingenuity with which plants protect and nurture their seed, to witness the mystery of bright new leaves budding on a gnarled twig…. all this and more fills me with reverence for the everyday natural world. Capturing memories of a moment with my pencil on paper imprinted with leaves and pigments yielded by the plant I am representing, is my way of honouring the energy and beauty of nature.