Cath hodsman biography books

  • Cath has been an entomological artist, teacher, illustrator and conservationist for 12 years and as such, has been made an Associate Member of the Royal.
  • We talk to one of Britain's most successful wildlife and natural history artists on her lucky break, dealing with rejection and what inspires her in her career.
  • My name is Cath Hodsman, and I am a Cotswolds-based entomological (insects) artist, illustrator, teacher and conservationist who specialises.

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    Hooke, my hero. Micrographia, my Bible.

    By Cath Hodsman, entomological artist. The Royal Society of Biology is running an insect life-cycles microscopy art course in partnership with Cath Hodsman on 23rd October 2015.

    This year celebrates a landmark anniversary that has helped define me as both a person and a professional. It is 350 years since the scientist Robert Hooke published his landmark book, Micrographia in 1665. To me, he is not only my hero, he is the world’s first astronaut – however, he took us on an incredible journey into inner, rather than outer-space. This beautiful and innovative book was a ground-breaking publication. Using the relatively new invention of the microscope, Hooke was able to bring the two disparate disciplines of art and science together, in perfect harmony, thereby causing a revolution and sparking one of the most advantageous partnerships in academic history.

    His now iconic microscopy drawings of a flea and a fly head, amongst many others, illustrate the first time the scientific world was able to travel into its own micro universe and more importantly, to record and communicate what it saw.

    The scientific significance of Micrographia is very apparent – its innovative approach signified a new era in science and the teac

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    What's on

    Cath Hodsman, a Cotswold-based Wildlife & Natural History artist, who specialises in painting & sketching invertebrates and counts Buckingham Palace amongst her clients, will be leading this unique and fascinating day.

    This painting workshop is aimed at watercolour painting beginners and for those who want to learn more about the hidden worlds that are all around us. It will examine the essential and fascinating relationship between pollinating insects and the plants that they live in, on and around. It will look at how plants provide food for insects, in return for pollination and how the insects obtain this food.

    Each student will have exclusive use of their own dedicated microscope, magnifying glasses and macro photographs, as well as Cath’s own huge insect (ethically sourced) specimen collection, to look at the anatomy of insects, in order to produce a unique and detailed watercolor painting.

    An equipment list will be sent out on booking a place on the course

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