We are very pleased and proud to announce that another of our members has been selected to become a Full Member of The Society of Botanical Artists. Linda Pitt, who has been a member of RAS for some years now, achieved this honour very recently, here's what she says: "To become an Associate Member of the SBA one has to have 5 pictures selected by the 'Council' for exhibition two years running. The "Council" consists of a group of internationally renowned botanical artists. Once one is an Associate member one has to  have 5 more pictures accepted the next year, then you may be offered full membership but that is not set in stone, it is at the discretion of the Council so you just have to keep going until they think your standard of work is consistently good enough. To be judged good enough is a fantastic feeling...."

The Society of Botanical Artists www.soc-botanical-artists.org was founded in 1985 by Suzanne Lucas MBE,FLS,HPRMS to bring together botanical artists of repute to create a focus for the continuation of the centuries-old tradition of excellence in this unique aspect of art. The first Open Exhibition took place in 1986 at the Mall Galleries.
Since then the society has grown in numbers and reputation.