Artistic Approach:

Amanda was born in North Wales and has lived in the Franklin District for 30+ years.  She is mainly a self-taught artist in watercolour and graphite. 
Amanda gains inspiration from nature and her own garden.  "I believe that accurate drawings are an intrinsic part of a successful botanical illustration, but it's the luminosity of watercolour that is the most rewarding.  

Affiliations:

Full Member BASNZ Botanical Art Society of New Zealand 
Member Friends of Auckland Botanic Gardens Art Group

Education:

Botanical Illustration Cert Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (Dist)

Exhibitions:

2025

March - Dec - Plants: Past, Present and Future - O Tātou Tipu o Mua - o Ināianei me te Āpōpō' - Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 - Auckland Botanic Gardens, Wellington Botanic Gardens and Ashburton Art Gallery

2020

Aug 'A Big Show of Little Botanical Works'

2019

Franklin Arts Festival 

2018

Franklin Arts Festival 

2017

Franklin Arts Festival 

2016

Franklin Arts Festival