Pearson, Su   (fl.1990s - 2000s)

She has been interested in botanical art since her schooldays.

She has also had long experience as a gardener, and in her town and country gardens has grown a wide variety of native and exotic plants, with a particular interest in bulbs and old roses. She has visited gardens and galleries throughout Europe and the UK, and more recently in India, where she has been studying indigenous flora and Mughal miniatures.

When undertaking a Diploma of Design in Gold and Silversmithing at RMIT Su had the opportunity to venture into watercolour paintings of plants. Her training in gold and silversmithing has helped her to develop a good eye for design and a meticulous attention to detail - valuable attributes for a botanical artist.

She has followed up her interest in botanical art by attending classes given by Anita Barley and Jenny Phillips.

Su assisted Roger Spencer with his Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia from 1993 to 2003, and completed more than 600 illustrations for Volume 2 with a similar number in Volume 3.

Source: Extracted from:
Botanic Magazine, Vol.6, Oct. 1995, p.31
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Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia, dust-jacket, inside back flap.
Portrait Photo: none found.