On the 12th March 2020 I was invited to teach a Botanical Illustration Workshop at Eton College.

On the 5th October 2019 a group of 10 students joined me at the Italianate Glasshouse in Ramsgate, Kent, for a one-day workshop focusing on the Fundamentals of Botanical Art.

In May I went to Transylvania on a workshop run by Işık Güner to paint the wildflowers of Transylvania, Romania.

On the 6th April I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to teach once again at the beautiful Italianate Glasshouse in Ramsgate, Kent. ..

Fellow artists and creatives - do you know that feeling when you seem to lack motivation, drive and ideas? It feels suddenly someone has just removed your creativity fuse.

Amber Halsall is an award winning contemporary botanical artist working in Kent, England. She has kindly stepped away from her busy painting and teaching schedule to share an insight into her life and work... 

For 2 years I have been dreaming about converting an old van into a beautiful and cosy art studio.

On the 20th October I had a wonderful day leading a workshop at the beautiful Italianate Glasshouse in Ramsgate, Kent.

I have tried many, many different ways to stretch my watercolour paper... Over the last 10 years I feel I have now mastered the technique that works every time for me, so I thought it was about time I shared it with you... 

Painting white flowers are notoriously tricky, and I am often asked about the best way to go about it… Here are my 5 top tips to make it that little bit easier…

In April this year I was asked to design a wreath of sweet peas for wedding stationary. The beautiful wedding was a few weeks ago. I am happy to be able to share with you a little bit about the process and the final piece!

Did you know that engaging in a creative activity, such as drawing or painting, reduces stress?

A lot has changed in my world over the last month, and it’s a good time for me to stop and reflect. So, I I thought I would share with you a bit about my current, past and future steps to create Helen Cousins Botanics…

In 2016 I had a wonderful opportunity to create the branding for a new florist opening in West Sussex. Becky contacted me having read my blog, and I was so excited to have my first ever commercial commission…

A lot of people ask me, ‘I’d love to start watercolours, but I have no idea where to start!’, or they go out and buy a sketchbook and a watercolour set, but give up too soon. I hope this post will inspire you to not only start, but keep going…

Hello, and welcome to my new blog! 

I've had a blog for a long time... But it's time for a big change. 

Do you know that wonderful feeling of getting completely immersed in a project or activity? What I'm describing here is called 'flow', and it's one of the reasons I love getting stuck into a creative project.

As always, sketchbook work is the first step in completing a piece like this. Its in the sketchbook that you document the composition of the plant, accurate measurements, and colour matches…

I knew before starting this piece that I wanted to give the impression of looking through a meadow into the flowers, rather than a traditional bunch of flowers…

The first piece that I painted for the Diploma Portfolio was of a beetroot. I was first struck by the colours in the leaves when I was at a local farmers market…