In June 2021 Francesca Anderson (1946–) donated 24 of her quill pen-and-ink drawings on Strathmore paper that were created between 1989 and 1993. The subjects include bulb plants, such as species of tulips and crocus, narcissus, lily of the valley, pineapple lily and 12 amaryllis. Included in the group of amaryllis are 6 of the 8 pen-and-ink drawings exhibited and awarded a gold medal by the Royal Horticultural Society, 24–25 January 1995. Anderson’s drawing of globe cabbage was included in our 7th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1992).

In spring 2022 Patricia Margaret Calhoun Rennie (also Patricia Margaret Calhoun Watson, 1931–) donated 127 artworks, including watercolors, pencil drawings, pen-and-ink illustrations and metalpoint. These artworks cover a broad range of her career, spanning across decades and continents, including works created in the United States, Greece and her home country of England. Also included are several field drawings and preparatory sketches. She had four watercolor paintings included in our Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration (1st International, 1964).

In summer 2022 John Wilkinson (1934–) donated 75 watercolor paintings. This gift includes 18 paintings of various subjects for which he is well known, including several mushrooms, as well as flowering plants. Additionally, he donated 57 watercolor illustrations representing the entirety of his work for the Collins Handguide to the Butterflies and Moths of Britain and Europe (1980). We are privileged to add this complete set of illustrations to our collection, which already includes his illustrations for the Collins Handguide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe (1978) and Collins Gem Guides, Mushrooms and Toadstools (1982). He had two watercolor paintings included in our 5th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1983).