Renowned botanical artist Leonie Norton pays tribute to those who came before her in this beautiful full-colour book, illustrated with over 100 exquisite botanical paintings. Ten Australian women artists are showcased here, their lives and work dating from Mary Morton Allport (who moved from a refined English life to a bark humpy in Van Diemen’s Land in 1831) to Ida McComish (who travelled the Pacific with her botanist husband to collect, paint and record unique flora and died in 1978). The paintings are accompanied by biographical essays on each artist documenting their lives and their approach to art – all of them have been little known until now. This book has clearly been a labour of love, as shown in its stunning production values and depth of research.