Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile

All these illustration in this gallery were prepared for the book ‘Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile’ between 2007 and 2015. In these years, I took my place in such a big project by striking the roads between Chile, Scotland and Turkey, reaching the locations where the plants were, observing them, looking for their flowering time, waiting their fruit to become mature and revealing all of our skills to paint such beauties.

The book, ‘Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile’, has been published in 2015. This single volume of high quality botanical art depicts the rich diversity and beauty of Chile’s unique forested areas where for the last 25 years the Royal Botanic Garden has engaged in research and conversation initiatives.

During this project, these illustrations were exhibited in different venues in Scotland, England and Chile and some of them awarded with ‘Gold medal’ and ‘Best in Sow’ in RHS, London Show at 2010 and 2014, as well as in BISCOT, Edinburgh Show at 2011 and 2013.

All these illustrations are in the Edinburg Royal Botanic Garden’s permanent Collection.
© Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Acrisiona cymosa

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

©Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Elytropus chilensis

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Embothrium coccineum

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Ercilla volubilis

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Philesia magellanica

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Sophora cassioides

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Tropaeolum ciliatum

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Vestia foetida

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Alstromeria aurea

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Araucaria araucana

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Libertia sessiliflora

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Calcelaria georgiana

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Gaultheria insana

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Solanum crispum

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Caldluvia paniculata

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Corynabutilon ochensii

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Fuchsia magellanica

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Lapageria rosea

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Berberis trigona

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Blecnum chilensis

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Chusqea culeou

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Maytenus magellanica

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Tristerix corymbosus

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Tropaeolum speciosum

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Valdivia guyana

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

©Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Vicia nigricans

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

©Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Berberis negeriana

Watercolour on paper, 2026
42 x 30 cm (17″ x 12″)

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Berberis rotundifolia

Berberis valdiviana

Bipinnula fimbrata

Calcelaria corymbosa

Libertia tricocca

Luzuriaga radicans

Nothofagus allessandrii

Pasithea caerulea

Gunnera tinctoria

Lophosoria quadripinnata

Alstroemeria pulchra var. pulchra

Blechnum arcuatum

PAST AND THE PRESENT

ORCHIDS OF CHINA