Jean Harlow
I have always been fascinated by painting natural history, both animals and plants. I completed a Diploma in Botanical Painting with SBA in 2009. I exhibited for the first time with SSBA in 2019 in Kirkcudbright.
I have spent a lot of time travelling, working overseas as a teacher gave me opportunities to explore flora and fauna of remote regions. In 2018 I spent time travelling in Brazil, visiting the botanical gardens in Rio de Janeiro, the Pantanal and Iguassu falls. I am fascinated by the complexity of tropical ecosystems and also the unique lifeforms which have evolved to survive on remote islands.
A Cascade of Foliage: Iguassu Falls, Brazil
‘A palm tree with a nesting ibis,’ Black and White Ink Painting: Pantanal area, Brazil
‘Big Leaves,’ Black and White Ink Painting of exotic foliage: Pantanal, Brazil
‘Cannonball Tree,’ watercolour and pencil study: Rio de Janeiro Botanical Gardens
‘Tropical Water Lily,’ oil: Rio de Janeiro Botanical Gardens
Water Hyacinth: Pantanal, Brazil
Images © J Harlow
