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Vibrant blooms and foliage collected from the nooks and crannies of the Southern landscape define Blackwell Botanicals. Their meticulous preservation and artistic presentation elevate these harvested treasures into unique and highly styled works of art.
Harvesting from the swamps of South Carolina, the gardens of Virginia’s countryside, the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of the Shenandoah Valley, artist and plantswoman Anne Blackwell Thompson preserves foliage and flowers using centuries-old traditions and turns her bounty into artistic compositions.
Anne Blackwell Thompson’s pressed botanical art is a combination of years of botanical study, significant training in studio art and her love of the natural world. Her skills were further honed while studying as an apprentice to world-renowned botanical artist, Stuart Thornton, in Turin, Italy. Thompson’s work has been featured in such publications as The Washington Post, VERANDA, Garden & Gun and Southern Living. Thompson has exhibited at Quirk Gallery and was the Artist In Residence at Ladew Topiary Gardens in 2021. In 2023, Thompson will be one of the Artist in Residence at Brookgreen Gardens with a culminating exhibit in November-January 2023/2024. Thompson will be participating in the U.S. Department of State Artist in Embassies Cultural Exchange Program to Slovenia in May, 2023.
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