Fiona Strickland is an award‑winning, internationally recognised watercolour artist whose work is distinguished by its clarity, precision, and quiet intensity. Her paintings offer a contemporary perspective on botanical subjects, informed by close observation and a sustained engagement with the natural world. Working in collaboration with her partner, Robert McNeill RSW,  she explores the fragile and transient beauty of overlooked organic life within rural and post‑industrial landscapes undergoing ecological renewal.

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Strickland’s practice is defined by a highly selective and intuitive approach to subject matter. Drawn to marginal and often uncelebrated plant forms, she creates compositions that reveal structure, resilience, and vulnerability in unexpected ways. By elevating scale, embracing imperfection, and employing unconventional viewpoints, her work invites sustained looking and rewards close attention.

Renowned for her technical mastery, Strickland combines exceptional precision with subtle, layered colour and a confident command of the medium. Each work balances disciplined control with expressive freedom, resulting in paintings of striking presence and lasting visual depth.

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She studied at Edinburgh College of Art, receiving a scholarship to Hospitalfield House and a travelling scholarship to Italy and France, before completing postgraduate studies in a studio overlooking the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh—an experience that continues to inform the intellectual and visual rigour of her work.

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Strickland’s watercolours have received significant recognition, including an RHS Gold Medal, Best in Show from the American Society of Botanical Artists, and multiple awards from the Society of Botanical Artists and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.

Her work is held in major public and private collections worldwide, including those of Dr Shirley Sherwood O.B.E., the RHS Lindley Library, and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. She has exhibited internationally at leading galleries, museums, and art fairs, and her work is increasingly sought after by collectors for its technical excellence, thoughtful subject matter, and enduring appeal.