FLORA BLACKETT

Flora trained as a portrait painter at the prestigious Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy. During four years of training she was awarded a scholarship and two private sponsorships.

As well as portraits Flora is a well renowned sporting and wildlife artist. Working on commissions alongside her own inspired paintings and drawings, Flora captures at first hand animals in their natural surroundings, studying their movement and mannerisms to create an intimate portrait. She divides her time between her studios in London and Galloway, Scotland.

Flora has completed over 130 commissions and her work has taken her all over Europe as well as America and Africa. She has had many highly acclaimed exhibitions in London and throughout the UK. In June 2008 Flora was invited to be Artist in Residence to the Royal Highland Show in Scotland and in November 2008 she shared an exhibition with the artist Jeremy Houghton, "A Brush with the Wild" in Mayfair, London. Both these shows focused on Flora's Wildlife and Sporting art.

Commissions include H.R.H. Princess Michael of Kent and Major General Andrew Graham (unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen at Stirling Castle).