Polly O'Leary

Adventures in Botanical Art

Friday, 17 June 2016

Paper Matters!

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Lately, I have noticed that my favourite Watercolour paper has changed.  When I can work on it, it's jolly hard work - but without the ...
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Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Echeveria cante - Step by step.

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“Paint what you really see, not what you think you ought to see; not the object isolated as in a test tube, but the object enveloped in sun...
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Sunday, 24 April 2016

Dyffryn Gardens 7th May 2016

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On 7th May 2016 the Orchid Study Group will be in Dyffryn Gardens for Orchid Day - a celebration of all things Orchid - Tropical and Nativ...

Five Paintings and a Phonecall !

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2016 has been an interesting year so far. Five paintings finished and taken to London for selection for the SBA Shape Pattern, Structure ...
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Friday, 18 December 2015

Vellum Adventures

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 “ Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it .” Salvador Dali For a while I'd been wanting to try out painting on Vellum ...
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Tuesday, 8 December 2015

A Festival of Orchids

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The Welsh Orchid Festival was, as usual, a whirlwind of flowers, scent and people.   So many lovely orchids in one place, and so many orchid...
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Sunday, 30 August 2015

Welsh Orchid Festival 5th and 6th September 2015

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Next week is the Welsh Orchid Festival at the National Botanic Garden of Wales . There's great excitement here at Polly’s studio a...
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Botanical Artist and Botanical Painting tutor for the London Art College I paint highly detailed and accurate plant portraits and illustrations, and also have an interest in the paints and papers that I use.
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