Margaret Mee
MARGARET MEE (1909-1988)The botanic art is a matter the British people have always considered very seriously. They have a well-known prestigious national institution: the Botanical Arts & Artists, entrusted to preserve and promote the tradition and many new artists constantly arise and produced exquisite quality works with a perfect balance between science and aesthetic joy.Margaret Mee's life could have been used to write a great novel and to shoot an unforgettable movie. The perfect wild English lady who is a bit eccentric too such as Katherine Hepburn in 'The Queen of Africa' working as a painter and moving to the Brasilian Amazone rainforest. She embarked on a trip into the jungle and for weeks she painted orchids with an only companion, (our much admired Bogart), surrounded by danger, with a…