Linda Fraser is a botanical
artist who specializes in native plants of the southeastern
United States. When she moved to Georgia she began
collecting specimens of plants on her property for a
herbarium. She soon realized the best way for her to study
the plants and learn to recognize them was to draw them. In
her words, “I hope my illustrations of southeastern native
plants will promote appreciation of their excellent
qualities, sometimes taken for granted."
Over the years she has created over 85 watercolor and
colored pencil paintings of these plants, grouping those
found blooming side by side in their specific environment.
She also “captures the moment in a garden” by including
many colorful insects and other critters hiding or chewing
on those plants. A baby skink and some turtles are seen
among the plants in their respective environments.
She shows the paintings in chronological order in exhibits
titled A Walk
Through the Calendar Year. Recent exhibits have been at The Spring
Wildflower Pilgrimage, Gatlinburg, Tennessee (2007),
Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia (2005 and 2006),
and at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens,
Georgia (2005).
Linda and her garden were featured on Georgia Public
Television in an Earth Day special, Your World, Your Choice
and she has
illustrated Gardening ‘Round Atlanta
and Bird Watch in
Georgia. She has
been a board member of Georgia Native Plant Society and The
Garden Club of Georgia.