Banksia Serrata
Art of Conversation
Gouache and Watercolour by
Julie Nettleton
Julie is a dedicated botanical
artist and keen gardener. As a member of the Botanical Art Society of
Australia, she exhibits regularly at their annual exhibition 'Flora: The
Art and Science of the Plant', where she has won a number of awards. She
also exhibits at 'Botanica' held by the Friends of the Sydney Royal
Botanical Gardens and 'Canberra Botanical'.
Recently Julie was invited to
become an artist member of The Florilegium Society in Sydney, whose aim is
to record in paintings the significant plants held in the living collections
of the Royal Botanic Gardens Trust. Each week she also teaches botanical art
at a local art gallery in Sydney.
In previous years Julie's
career was in interior design and photorealist oil painting. She studied art
with Nigel Thomson, winner of the Archibald and Sulman prizes, and exhibited
for many years with Nigel's 'Manly Art Group', including their 10 Year
Anniversary Exhibition at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum
