Interviews with RHS Botanical Art Gold Medallists 2016 - from Asia

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This is the first of my blog posts about my interviews with 12 of the 13 botanical artists who won a Gold Medal at the 2016 RHS London Botanical Art Show at the end of last month (27-28 February 2016).



Best Exhibit in RHS London Botanical Art Show (February 2016)
Tillandsia by Mariko Aikawa
The painting second from the left was bought by the RHS for the RHS Lindley Library.

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