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Jarnie Godwin is an award-winning, self-taught artist painting realistic, detailed, and vibrant botanical watercolours. Born in London, she is also a highly respected teacher, has worked in graphic design, and received a formal training in Architecture. The work Jarnie focuses on as a botanical artist combines her love of structural forms, vibrancy and detail, with precision and realism at its heart. Her passion for botanical painting lies in vivid colour combined with playful contrast, and capturing beautifully ethereal subjects at larger than life size. Her work focuses on the mysteries of the character, personality and ‘soul’ of her subjects, through which she invites an intimate and engaging conversation with an almost portrait painter’s view of her subject.

Jarnie exhibits her work internationally, and has been awarded a Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal for her watercolour paintings. Her work is also found in both private and public collections, including the prestigious Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, USA. In 2023 her first book, ‘Vibrant Botanical Painting: The life of plants of watercolour’ was published by The Crowood Press.

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Testimonies:

Learning with Jarnie has been incredibly inspiring. I love how she explains why techniques are used, not just how. She makes everything really easy to understand, and I am very pleased that my painting has improved. — Amy

Thank you Jarnie for your incredible tuition. You have been so patient, and you have been wonderfully generous in sharing your knowledge. I have really enjoyed your tutorials, and feel confident to try more challenging subjects — Helen

Inspiring and beautifully written and produced - the author has a wonderful turn of phrase which makes the book a pleasure to read. She is generous with detailed insights into her personal philosophy to painting as well as the process she follows without being prescriptive; her passion for capturing the uniqueness of botanical subjects with accuracy and beauty shines through. A very worthy addition to my growing library of botanical art books! — Susie

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