Lindley Learn - The Botanical Artists' Toolkit
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Lindley Learn - The Botanical Artists' Toolkit

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June 29, 2026

RHS Lindley Library, 🇬🇧

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About This Event

Lindley Learn - The Botanical Artists’ Toolkit takes place on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the RHS Lindley Library in London.

What to Expect

  • Explore the process of developing a botanical artwork with a professional artist
  • Gain insights into preparations, research, fieldwork, equipment, and materials
  • Attend a lecture by RHS Gold Medal winning botanical artist and judge, Deborah Lambkin
  • Tour selected historic and contemporary works from the RHS Lindley Library collections, led by RHS Art Curator, Charlotte Brooks
  • Enjoy light refreshments and opportunities to ask questions throughout the session

Who Should Attend

This study afternoon is ideal for anyone interested in botanical art, seeking to understand the artistic process, from aspiring artists to enthusiasts of botanical illustration and history.

Practical Information

Tickets are £20 for RHS members and students, and £25 for non-members. The event runs from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, with doors opening at 1:15 PM. Please note that due to the Edwardian building’s nature, participants must be able to independently manage stairs.

Programme

  • 1:15 PM: Doors open to event ticket holders
  • 1:30 PM: Session begins
  • Lecture by Deborah Lambkin on insights as a professional botanical artist and experience on expeditions (including 2025 trip to Madagascar)
  • Tour of selected historic and contemporary works from the RHS Lindley Library collections, led by RHS Art Curator, Charlotte Brooks
  • Regular breaks and light refreshments
  • Opportunity to ask questions throughout the session
  • 4:30 PM: Event concludes

Topics

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