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The Orchid

Louise Saunders is a self-taught botanical artist with exceptional technical skill and just as importantly, a great passion both for painting her natural subject matter and for conserving their environment.

When asked what drew her to art she remembers an incident in class as a young girl. “I was pretty quiet and not so good at maths,” she says, “and one day, my teacher invited me and a few other students up to the board to draw a circle. Next he asked the others to pick the best one – and they all

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