Upcoming events.
THE KNOWSLEY HALL HISTORY FESTIVAL
DETAILS COMING SOON:
The life & legacy of the 13th Earl of Derby:
Natural historian and patron of the artist and writer Edward Lear.
Casa de los Cuadros in 2026 (dates coming soon)
Join us in the Andalusian mountains!
Capturing beautiful watercolour botanicals in the Andalusian light with Sue McHugh SBAF
Explore and study watercolour botanical specimens in their natural light. Learn to choose your references and then capture them in a contemporary watercolour technique which really packs a punch! You will experiment with a range of methods to create light-filled botanical studies. A wonderful, relaxing way to document the incredible plant life and local market stall finds you experience on your travels!
The beautiful ‘Casa de los Cuadros’. The “House of Pictures” is the perfect location for a relaxing art retreat! Join me on a structured and supportive course where, together, we will capture local botanical subjects. We will explore local flora and classic local food items, in the unique light and atmosphere of Andalusia and the famous white villages (Pueblo Blancos).
Would you like to learn how to create something memorable from your artwork? As an added treat, I will take you step by step through an easy-to-follow process for creating physical products from your own artworks. You will be amazed how satisfying it is to gift your own keepsake designs to friends and family!
I look forward to joining you in the sun in 2026.
SPICE STORIES: The Botanical and Cultural World of Gingers
I am pleased to share that I will be exhibiting two of my ginger family paintings with the Liverpool Botanical Trust at their seminar on the 29th of March:
Join the Liverpool Botanical Trust for a day exploring the amazing world of gingers!
Featuring contributions from leading horticulturalists, academics, and artists, this is a public event for anyone with an interest in the botanical, cultural, and local histories of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.
‘Spice Stories’ is a collaboration between Liverpool Botanical Trust and the Research Institute for Literature and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University.
Lunch and refreshments are provided in the ticket price.
Date: Saturday 29 March 2025
10:00 - 16:00
Location: Croxteth Hall
Croxteth Hall Lane, Croxteth L12 0HB
The Programme for the day is:
10.00 – Arrival
10.15 - Welcome by Dr Kate Walchester, Director of Research Institute of Literature and Cultural History, LJMU and Steve Lyus, Chair of the Liverpool Botanic Trust
10.30-11.30 – Axel Dalberg Poulson, Zingiberales Taxonomist, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: ‘The Diversity of Gingers of the World’
11.30-12.00 – Tea break
12.00-1.00 – Steve Lyus, Chair of the Liverpool Botanical Trust: ‘“Roscoe’s Baby”, The first Monograph for the Gingers’;
- Donna Young, Curator of Herbarium, World Museum, Liverpool: ‘The Liverpool Herbarium and its Gingers.’
1.00-2.00 – Lunch and exhibition, featuring contributions by botanical artist Sue McHugh, LJMU graduate Anna John and the local Athena Plant nursery
2.00-3.00 – Richard Baines, Curator at Logan Botanic Garden: ‘Growing Gingers in Great Britain.’
3.10-3.40 – Rebecca Bailey, Senior Lecturer in English Literature: “What's ginger, I pray ye?”: an exploration of ginger in early modern England'.
3.40-4.00 – Conclusion, Tea, and Evaluation.
FULL EVENT DETAILS AND BOOKING DETAILS HERE: