Major influence on the development of botanical art.

• International reputation

• Strong biographical slant

• Lavishly Illustrated with over 200 colour botanical paintings and b/w photographsThis is a revised edition of the bestselling book about the life and work of artist and musician Rory McEwen (1932-82). A legend in his lifetime and still admired thirty years after his death, his main legacy is the wonderfully luminous and detailed flower paintings he produced throughout his life, of anemones, auriculas, tulips, fritillaries, and of often battered, dying leaves or mouldering vegetables.