Inessa Falina

My journey into botanical art began with a simple desire to slow down and truly observe nature. After more than 30 years working in international business, I chose a different path and began painting. What started as a creative pursuit became a deeper way of seeing and connecting with the natural world.

As a London-based botanical artist, I combine careful botanical observation with an artistic and emotional approach. I study each plant closely to capture its shape, movement, texture and individuality — from elegant flowers and fruits to playful vegetables with unexpected expressions and humour. Finding personality and mood in the botanical world has become an important part of my artistic language, although my work remains rooted in precise observational study.

I work primarily in watercolour, building each painting through delicate transparent layers to create depth, luminosity and a sense of life. My botanical paintings often explore the quiet emotions and stories that can be found in nature, inviting the viewer to pause and look more closely.

My relationship with painting also led me to create **Painting with Inessa**, an art course designed especially for people with no previous painting experience who want to slow down, re...

Diploma in Botanical Painting SBA
Certificate from the Royal Botanical Gardens of Edinburgh One year under the mentorship of S. Williams

• SBA Plantae 23, The Mall Galleries London
• Association Botanical Artists (ABA) Exhibition ‘TEN’
• Darwin Museum, Moscow
• Green&Stone Gallery Chelsea, London ‘Works on Paper’
• ABA ’The Magic of Leaves"
• The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours ‘212 Exhibition’ The Mall Galleries
• The Holy Art Gallery ‘DUOTONE’, London Online
• The Holy Art Gallery ‘Art on Loop’ London Digital
• The Holy Art Gallery ‘Art on Loop’, Athens Digital
• Association Botanical Artists (ABA) Exhibition DRAMA
• Notting Hill exhibition Colour Show in the Tabernacle
• ‘Natures Palette’ The Plum Gallery ‘ Banbury (Oxfordshire)
• The Plum Gallery Banbury online
• CAS 75th Annual Summer exhibition in Chelsea Old Town Hall
• Plantae 24 SBA
• Plantae 25 SBA
• CAS Summer exhibition 2025
• Raw Summer Show 2025
• SBA Plantae 25, The Mall Galleries London
• CAS 76th Annual Summer exhibition in Chelsea Old Town Hall
• Two exhibition in London in Notting Hill September, December 2025