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At MOR Studio, we are continually drawn to artists whose practice feels both devotional and urgent. Marianne Hazlewood is one such voice. Surrounded by plants, she works in a state of quiet attention — fascinated, soothed and centred by their intricate structures and intimate detail. Her paintings invite us closer, asking that we reconsider what we so often overlook. In Marianne’s hands, botany is not background dressing but vital presence.

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Her journey began at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, inspired by the 1987 exhibition of Rory McEwen. She later graduated from RBGE’s Diploma in Botanical Illustration with Distinction, receiving the Eve Reid Bennett Book Prize, and has since become an award-winning practitioner, including Gold at the Royal Horticultural Society London Botanical Art Show.

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Marianne’s work balances scientific precision with reverence. Whether exhibiting internationally or teaching the next generation, she reminds us that plants are foundational to our ecology — and that attentive looking is, perhaps, an act of care.