Lisa Dickson
Contact Details:
Email: lisadicksonart@gmail.com
Autumn leaf - Watercolour
Apple blossom - Malus domestica - watercolour
Viola sp. - Watercolour
Dahlia contraste - Watercolour
Rembrandt tulip - Tulipa sp. - Watercolour
Magnolia 'Old Port' - Watercolour
Paeonia sp. -Chinese watercolour
Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' - Watercolour
Tui, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, watercolour
Tulipa 'Rai', watercolour
Red onion Allium cepa, watercolour
Red Admiral Vanessa Gonerilla, watercolour
Tulipa 'Glasnost', watercolour
Artistic Approach:
I began botanical painting in 2017, after completing online tutorials that helped show me how I could use the medium of watercolour in a contemporary and vibrant way.
I am not a traditional botanical painter, inspired more by large, vibrant portraits of botanical subjects, often front-on and oversized, allowing the viewer to really engage with the ‘face’ of the subject. As well as bold flower portraits, I also enjoy playing with modern compositions combined with the traditional botanical concepts of white space.
While I predominantly work in watercolour, I also enjoy pen and ink and have recently begun working on vellum. My first degree was in Art History, including the study of Medieval Manuscripts. I love the idea that vellum remains a treasured medium for documents and special works of art, with this traditional master craft essentially unchanged for 2000 years or more.
Affiliations:
Member: BASNZ - Botanical Art Society of New Zealand
Education:
London Art College Diploma in Botanical Painting (Distinction)
London Art College Diploma in Drawing and Painting (Distance)
London Art College Certificate in Chinese Brush Painting (Distance)
Exhibitions
2025
Botanical Art Worldwide 25 - 'Our Plants - Past, Present and Future’, O Tātou Tipu o Mua - o Ināianei me te Āpōpō' May - December
2024
Botanica 24 – Wellington Botanic Gardens
2023
Sept - Oct ‘Botanica 23’ - Te Huanui Art Gallery, Darfield
2022
'Botanica' - Welcome Swallow Gallery, Hamilton
2021
Solo exhibition ‘Learning the Ropes – an exhibition of botanically inspired works’. Hanmer Springs.
2020
August - 'A Big Show of Little Botanical Works 2020' - Annual exhibition BASNZ members, Auckland Botanic Gardens
April – ‘Easter Exhibition' - Group exhibition, Buller Arts, Westport Clocktower.
2019
October - 'BOTANICA 2019' - Annual exhibition BASNZ members, Chamber Gallery, Rangiora Library, Christchurch
April – ‘Easter Exhibition' - Group exhibition, Buller Arts, Westport Clocktower.
2018
March - 'BOTANICA 2018', Annual exhibition BASNZ members, Akaora Art Gallery, Christchurch
April – ‘Easter Exhibition' - Group exhibition, Buller Arts, Westport Clocktower.
December - 'SPLASH 2018', Annual exhibition Watercolour NZ members, NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington
2017
April – ‘Easter Exhibition' - Group exhibition, Buller Arts, Westport Clocktower.