Laura Bethmann - The Botanical Artist journal - March, 2023

Artist Elizabeth Whelan chats with Laura Bethmann about botanical art.

“On your website, you mention that you appreciate “the research and care that goes into a science-based look at the natural and botanical world around us.”
My father was a research metallurgist. As children, we visited his lab and I remember being impressed with the scanning electron microscopes. In my teens, my first paid illustration job was of the crystalline structure of molybdenum! I went on to my first career in graphic design and illustration, taking with me a love for detail...”
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