![Watercolour painting of a bromeliad.](/sites/default/files/2021-07/%26%23039%3BNature%20in%20Art%26%23039%3B%20Banner%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg)
Experience the stunning detail of realistic botanical illustration created by students from the Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre’s ‘Nature in Art’ classes.
Showcasing the artists’ talent and flair for accurately depicting the natural world, this exhibition includes wide-ranging themes of flora and fauna painted in their vivid glory. Captured in a forensic manner, the works are created through a many-layered process of complex drawings, magnification and dissection, revealing details not always visible to the naked eye. Employing watercolour techniques, artists spend up to several months labouring over their works to record every detail of their subject matter.
Enjoy these beautiful and captivating illustrations in an exhibition that will inspire and challenge you to see the natural world in a new light.
Some of the artworks in this exhibition are for sale. Visit our shop to purchase an artwork.
![Watercolour painting of 5 pelicans. They are on a plain background.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/1.%20Jenny%20Dempster%2C%20%E2%80%98Pelicans%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20675%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=V6Rf8x-7)
Price: $360
![An assortment of feathers from birds of prey.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/2.%20Jenny%20Dempster%2C%20%E2%80%98Feathers%20of%20Birds%20of%20Prey%E2%80%99%2C%202016%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=Ocepw54K)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of a blue wren standing on a small branch.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/3.%20Molly%20McPhie%2C%20%E2%80%98Blue%20Wren%E2%80%99%2C%202020%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=4dc20394&itok=nr0O1vsz)
Price: $600
![Watercolour painting of gumnuts and eucalyptus leaves.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/4.%20Molly%20McPhie%2C%20%E2%80%98Gumnuts%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=iYytJuQQ)
Price: $600.00
![Ink drawing of shells laid out in a star formation.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/5.%20Patrica%20Feast%2C%20%E2%80%98Shells%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=AFaQdnxW)
Not for sale.
![Ink drawing of a seahorse.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/6.%20Patrica%20Feast%2C%20%E2%80%98Seahorse%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=IOfSRjTP)
Not for sale.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/7.%20Janet%20Wight%2C%20%E2%80%98Leaves%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px%20CORRECT%20PIC.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=_7ipZVZF)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of two turnips without their leaves, and a bulb of garlic.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/8.%20Janet%20Wight%2C%20%E2%80%98Garlic%20and%20Turnips%E2%80%99%2C%202014%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=XU0rltdg)
Not for sale.
![Flowers and leaves of a eucalyptus.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/9.%20Yuko%20So-Stavretis%2C%20%E2%80%98Flowering%20Eucalyptus%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=2ZmmE-eN)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of the head of a Swedish Vallhund.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/10.%20Yuko%20So-Stavretis%2C%20%E2%80%98Dog%20Head%20%28Swedishj%20Vallhund%29%E2%80%99%2C%202018%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=s_xz72WC)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of a bromeliad.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/11.%20Sue%20King%2C%20%E2%80%98Bromeliad%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=Fz2d0Zpp)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of a nautilus shell.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/12.%20Sue%20King%2C%20%E2%80%98Nautilus%20Shell%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=UN9OShoE)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of brussel sprouts, both the exterior, and a cross section of the inside.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/13.%20Sue%20King%2C%20%E2%80%98Brussel%20Sprouts%E2%80%99%2C%202018%20.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=MDPFwVd9)
Price: $600
![Watercolour painting of Warty Yate (eucalyptus megacornuta) with leaves and flowers.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/14.%20Kelly%20Tulloch%2C%20%E2%80%98Warty%20Yate%20%28eucalyptus%20megacornuta%29%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=9tKklBZo)
Not for sale.
![Pencil drawing of a Magpie.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/15.%20Kelly%20Tulloch%2C%20%E2%80%98Australian%20Magpie%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=rqobzqlY)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of an iris.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/16.%20Dolores%20Kerwin%2C%20%E2%80%98Bearded%20Iris%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=m04oj0ot)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of a rose stem, with leaves, two flowers and a rosebud at the top.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/17.%20Dolores%20Kerwin%2C%20%E2%80%98Mauve%20Rose%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=moPZzLOi)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of a blue wren standing on a rock.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/18.%20Sue%20Gorman%2C%20%E2%80%98%28Early%20Morning%29%20Blue%20Wren%E2%80%99%2C%202021%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=b0M43o5T)
Price: $475
![Watercolour painting of seagulls standing on wooden railing.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/19.%20Sue%20Gorman%2C%20%E2%80%98Where%20to%20Next%20%28Seagulls%20Sorrento%29%E2%80%99%2C%202021%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=_dFkcKpC)
Price: $475
![Watercolour painting of young wattle birds sitting in a nest.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/20.%20Sue%20Gorman%2C%20%E2%80%98Waiting%20for%20Mum%20%28Young%20Red%20Wattlebirds%29%E2%80%99%2C%202020%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=bXn4X4U8)
Not for sale.
![Pencil drawing of a pelican.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/21.%20Donna%20Mitchell%2C%20%E2%80%98Australian%20Pelican%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=PKA3UtUf)
Price: $520
![Watercolour painting of two pacific black ducks.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/22.%20Donna%20Mitchell%2C%20%E2%80%98Pacific%20Black%20Ducks%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=f6Ulme8C)
Price: $410
![Pencil drawing of a corn cob. It is partially unwrapped from its leaves.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/23.%20Joan%20Foley%2C%20%E2%80%98Corn%20Cob%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=nrXFY9l8)
Not for sale.
![Waterolour painting of Virginia Creeper with leaves and berries.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/24.%20Joan%20Foley%2C%20%E2%80%98Virginia%20Creeper%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=m4zxY_55)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of curled up autumn leaves.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/25.%20Judith%20Miller%2C%20%E2%80%98Last%20Leaves%20of%20Autumn%E2%80%99%2C%202020%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px%20CORRECT%20PIC.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=zcN1fx1Q)
Not for sale.
![Pencil drawing of a ball-like birds nest.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/26.%20Judith%20Miller%2C%20%E2%80%98Blackbirds%20Nest%26%23039%3B%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px%20MISSING%20PIC.jpg?itok=I2aDhmnb)
Not for sale.
![Watercolour painting of hellabores coming into bloom.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/27.%20Maureen%20Curcic%2C%20%E2%80%98Hellabores%E2%80%99%2C%202020%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=XNogmFBi)
Price: $255
![Watercolour painting of two tulips in bloom.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/28.%20Maureen%20Curcic%2C%20%E2%80%98Tulips%E2%80%99%2C%202020%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=FhHc5JuG)
Price: $215
![Watercolour painting of a hellebore plant in flower.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/29.%20Terry%20Napier%2C%20%E2%80%98Shades%20of%20Slate%20%28Hellebore%29%E2%80%99%2C%202020%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=MOd1N7VM)
Price: $1,800
![Watercolour painting of a kookaburra sitting on a branch. It has it's back to us and is looking to the side.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/30.%20Terry%20Napier%2C%20%E2%80%98Laughing%20Kookaburra%E2%80%99%2C%202021%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=WVnckiU4)
Price: $860
![Watercolour painting of a green and gold stag beetle.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/31.%20Terry%20Napier%2C%20%E2%80%98Green%20and%20Gold%20Stag%20Beetle%E2%80%99%2C%202019%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=k1kmn-2A)
Price: $860
![Watercolour painting of of a bee resting on an iris flower.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2021-07/32.%20Terry%20Napier%2C%20%E2%80%98Study%20of%20a%20Honeybee%E2%80%99%2C%202020%20-%201200%20x%20480%20px.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=tnmB4DQc)
Not for sale.