Biography

 

About the artist: Elaine holds a BA Hons in Design and had a career in Graphics. Following an Introductory class with Anne Marie Evans world renowned tutor in Botanical Art she was inspired. Keen for further study, she took short courses and then enrolled on the diploma in Botanical Painting at The English Gardening School, London, graduating with distinction.

Elaine Searle has work in The Highgrove Florilegium, the permanent collection of The Hunt Institute and several private collections. In 2008 she was awarded a RHS Silver Gilt medal for eight watercolours of succulents.

Highgrove Florilegium Artists proof

Exhibitions
Amicus Botanicus London
May 2010 & Sept 2008

The Highgrove Florilegium
New York, Los Angeles, London, Kyoto, Tokyo and Amsterdam 2008 - 2010.

ASBA ‘Small Works’ Huntington Museum, Pasadena CA. October 2008

AM Group Show – Lincoln Cathedral, April 2008

Royal Horticultural Society  London. January 2008
Awarded Silver Gilt Medal

Hunt Institute 12th International – Pittsburgh, PA. October 2007

Elaine Searle in action

For the The Highgrove Florilegium (which was created under the umbrella of The Prince
of Wales’s Charitable Foundation) I painted Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Emily McKenzie'.


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Elaine as a tutor: an artist at heart, but Elaine has a passion for learning and for teaching others. She continues to be mentored by Anne Marie Evans and is also grateful for help from the American Society of Botanical Artists and The English Gardening School in the development of her teaching career.

Elaine Searle travels extensively teaching Botanical Art to groups and individuals as well as running her own classes and a distance learning course. She values learning and continues to study with botanical artists she admires whenever possible.