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Okehampton Times: Long-lost botanical illustrations rediscovered by North Cornwall bookseller. “A REMARKABLE discovery by a North Cornwall bookseller has led to the return of a long-lost collection of botanical illustrations by Lilian Snelling, one of Britain’s most important botanical artists. The rediscovered artworks, originally created at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) in the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/24/okehampton-times-long-lost-botanical-illustrations-rediscovered-by-north-cornwall-bookseller/

As mentioned in my intro, I've acquired too much material for my . I'm branching out with . My first attempt at this goal has begun, and is definitely . :dy18:
To begin with, I dove in head first, doing it my way (without tutorial instructions) - so it is definitely wrong & messy. 😂 The rough, messy look actually works (what else am I going to say?) with my style & content. So far, it does not have that polished artistic antique Victoriana quality that seem to be typical of many of the examples I found.
I've incorporated , , , & . I have kept the 's original .

**CW