The world's oldest known botanical art, from the Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia around 6000 BCE, hides fascinating ...

A new study published in the Journal of World Prehistory reveals that some of humanity's earliest artistic representations of botanical figures were far more than decorative; they were mathematical.

Researchers investigate hundreds of motifs made by Halafians and determine that they exhibited mathematical themes.

The Botanical Artist is a 36-page 4-color journal published quarterly by the American Society of Botanical Artists, a non-profit organization dedicated to perpetuating the tradition and contemporary ...

While flower beds slumber through the British winter, artists are at work capturing their beauty. But the genre is too often under-appreciated ...