Recommended Resources for Improving your Observation Skills

Recommended books and web pages for learning Botany

• Botany for Artists by Sarah Simblet

Guides to common leaf types

Floral parts identification terminology 

Understanding Botanical Art as a genré:

• A History of Botanical Art presentation by ASBA Board Member Catherine Watters
• The significance of materia medica

Short documentaries about the process of some notable botanical artists:

• The Art of Botanical Illustration; A Norfolk Island Pine by Angela Lober