Sanders has mastered this challenge by shining a lamp from behind the flower she is working on, through its petals to bring out all the hidden hues from within. The iridescent colours of each petal is so vibrant and changes with the light. Often I have looked at flowers and thought how difficult it is to truly do there natural beauty justice when making studies of them. she has had major exhibitions at Kew Gardens and the Jonathan Copper South Walk gallery in resent years. She is a self taught artist and now runs short courses to pass on her secrets to others. This holds many intricate illustrations of many of the apples species found in Britain. Producing countless works of art and a spattering of illustrated publications such as the Apple Book, recently rereleased. she has produced a few quality land scapes a s well but is usually preoccupied with horticulture. She also uses various print techniques such as mono type, etching and dry point to interesting effect. Mainly specialising in producing large square floral portraits of 1m squared or larger Sanders uses water colour paint to produce her almost hyper realistic representation. Sanders work really stands out for its exquisite attention to detail, vibrant life like pallet and interesting compositions. I was attracted to this issue as they were running a ten page spread on various botanical artists. I came across the artist and illustrator Rosie sanders in the March addition of Country Life magazine.
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