About Floral & Botanical Art
Artists can attend to petals, leaves and stems as structures or use colour and arrangement to build a composition. A botanical plate, a floral still life and an ornamental design have different purposes even when they depict the same plant.
Flower meanings vary across traditions and historical settings. Begin with the identified species and source account where available, rather than applying a universal symbolic reading. Explore related still lifes and botanical illustration for more specific approaches to the subject.
