This year Canadian artist and teacher, Margaret Best, travels to England on a 10-day journey to historic sites of significance to the world of botanical art.
Join Margaret September 17-26, 2014 and visit the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, tour the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, tour the Marianne North Gallery and spend a week painting at Colesbourne Park, the estate of Lady Carolyn and Sir Henry Elwes. Among the planned excursions is a visit to The Prince of Wales’ country estate Highgrove, home to his famous gardens and the Highgrove Florilegium.
Immerse yourself in the history of botanical art. Download the detailed itinerary to learn more about this unique adventure.
Botanical Art in the Cotswolds with Margaret Best
September 17-26, 2014
Cost: $4,775 Canadian (convert currency)
www.quenchtravel.com
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I love the Cotswolds, in fact, as a child I went to boarding school there. You might be interested to read up on a project I’m working on with local best selling author Joe St Clair, particularly the interview we did at Minster Lovell Hall http://bit.ly/1ftVAMg It is such a mysterious, beautiful, and inspiring place. Check out the maps section on the Tip Tours site so if you’re anywhere near, then you could make a quick diversion to visit and soak up the atmosphere.
You may also want to check out Bourton on the Water where best selling author and watercolourist Terry Harrison, and his wife (who is also an author and watercolourist) Fiona Peart. (their site is here: http://bit.ly/1eBtsli ). It would be good if we could all meet up to share a pot of English tea and some locally baked scones together! Hope you have a safe trip and I’m looking forwards to reading more about it on your blog.