Earlier this year, Annie was delighted to be asked once again by the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh to paint a new subject for a second, limited edition silk scarf.
In a year that saw the historic opening of their iconic Glasshouses, Annie drew on their inspiration together with birds, butterflies and the garden’s celebrated rhododendrons to create another extraordinarily beautiful, bespoke painting.
The commission named ‘Reawakenings’ celebrates new life with birds, trees and flowers emerging from the deep spell of Winter. As the world’s land and seas battle the multiple pressures of increasing industrialisation, natural havens like the four Botanical Gardens of Scotland become increasingly important. For a sustainable future we need to create policies which acknowledge that the Earth belongs to many species and that all of them have a right to survive.
Annie’s first commission from the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh resulted in a wonderful painting called ‘At the River’s Rim’. The inspiration for the work came from the willow trees which surround the pond in the gardens, and the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem which begins ‘As kingfishers catch fire…’, which is how kingfishers became part of the finished work.
The scarf can be seen here modelled by the legendary and beloved actress, Dame Joanna Lumley.
It is available direct from the Botanics Shop, please use this link for more information and to purchase.
In addition to the River’s Rim scarf, some beautiful notelets have been printed of the kingfishers featured in the scarf. Please use this link for more information and to purchase.
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