Welcome
I specalise in botanical illustration using watercolour and have been inspired by working at the Lost Gardens of Heligan and later at the Eden Project, where I was a pivotal member of the Friends team. I hold an RHS Silver Lindley medal for my exhibit of Fungi Found at the Eden Project, and a Bronze medal for watercolours of potatoes. The eight potato paintings have recently been hanging in the offices of a local company that packs potatoes for a national supermarket!
I recently retired after five years as Founder Chairman of the South West Society of Botanical Artists (SWSBA) and was also a founder member of the Eden Project Florilegium Society.
Contact merielthurstan[at]btinternet.com
