Award winning Botanical Artist Billy Showell will be returning to Atelier Clos Mirabel in September 2026 – further course details to follow.
About this course:
Billy Showell is an internationally known botanical painter, illustrator and tutor based in Kent in the UK. Her works are distinguishable by her striking, fluid and sometimes unusual compositions. She has won several botanical awards: an RHS SGM, several SBA Certificates of Botanical Merit and a Gold medal from the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. Billy’s work is held in the collections of Kew Botanic gardens, the Hunt Institute USA and in the Shirley Sherwood Collection; her work is also held in many private collectors worldwide.
Alongside Billy’s painting and illustrating, she is also a popular and sought after teacher. She enjoys teaching at her studio and regularly across the UK as well as around the world. Passionate about sharing her tips and skills, Billy is known for her relaxed and friendly style. Billy has produced four best-selling botanical painting books. As well as a beautiful coffee table book on her illustrations of botanical shoes. She also runs a successful online watercolour tutorial website: The Billy Showell School of Botanical Art, where she teaches thousands of budding botanical painters and in doing so, launching many new painting careers.
