Sally Pinhey is one of Britain’s foremost botanical illustrators. Her work is known for its liveliness, charm and detail as well as botanical accuracy, holding numerous RHS Medals. She has illustrated 5 specialist books.

They are:

• The Botanical Illustrators Handbook by Sally Pinhey ISBN  978-1-84797-717-5 £22
• Plants for Soil Regeneration - an illustrated guide by Sally Pinhey and Margaret Tebbs ISBN 978-1789243604
• “Pears” by Jim Arbury and Sally Pinhey, ISBN 0-9532136-0-9.
• “Plums” by Jim Arbury and Sally Pinhey ISBN 098104-49070

and both written and illustrated

• "Natural Dyes” by Judy Hardman and Sally Pinhey, ISBN 978-1-84797-100-5
• "The Botanical Illustrators Handbook"

Parts of other books were produced for Dorling Kindersley, Aurum Press, Top That Publishing and Church House publications. See Books, Paintings and Prints pages.

Sally accepts commissions for publishing and commercial work. She has never missed a deadline.

A trained teacher with a Masters degree, Sally has earned respect for her distance learning course “Drawing for Botanists”.  

Sally was an Art Tutor at Kingston Maurward College, Dorset between 1999 and 2021, Sally is also a former tutor at the Eden Project, Cornwall and The Springhead Trust, Shaftesbury and is available to tutor workshops at special request in drawing, watercolour, and/or botany for artists and gardeners.

She was an invited demonstrator from 2002 to 2005 at Art in Action.

Sally does workshops for organizations at special request.