ABOUT
Anna Farba (@annafarba) is a Canadian illustrator, botanical artist, and surface designer known for her hand-painted watercolor botanicals.
With a deep love for nature and 10+ years of experience as a freelance illustrator, her work blends scientific accuracy with organic beauty, resulting in timeless compositions that feel both elegant and alive.
Based in Vancouver, Anna finds endless inspiration in the wild flora of the Pacific Northwest.
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About the Artist
Anna is a member of Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists (PNBA), a chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists. She is a member of the International Watercolor Society and is a featured IWS Member. She became a member and has been awarded an Exhibiting Member from the Federation of Canadian Artists in 2025.
Anna has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Illustration. She is a member of Illustrators For Hire.
Anna has exhibited at:
2025 Annual International Mail-In Exhibition (August - September 2025) at The Federation Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
Through the Garden Gates, group exhibition (June - July 2025) at CityScape Community ArtSpace, North Vancouver, Canada.
Ellas Ilustran Botánica, Botanical Female Illustrators exhibition (February - May 2024) at Madrid Botanical Gardens, Spain.
Featured in:
Daylily documentary by PlantPop
Creative Boom article: Five food illustrators who’ll make you hungry
Select clients
Anthropologie
Adobe
Procter & Gamble
Villeroy & Boch
Storey Publishing (Hachette Book Group)
Quarto Publishing
Hay House Publishing
Artfully Walls
Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation
Client testimonials
“It was a delight to work with such a talented Illustrator!”
— Tracy Murchison, Design Director, Global Beauty, Procter & Gamble
“Anna was a pleasure to work with! She was able to do beautiful work to our specifications while also contributing her own creativity and problem-solving skills. We highly recommend her and hope to work with her again in the future.”
— Emily Han and Rosalee de la Foret, authors of Wild Remedies: How To Forage Healing Foods And Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine
Services and Specialties
From book illustrations and product packaging to fine art prints and surface patterns, Anna’s florals and medicinal plant studies bring a sense of calm, clarity, and connection to the natural world. Her art is grounded in a love for storytelling through plants and foods, especially those with healing properties. Being endlessly fascinated with painting plants, Anna is committed to defining what it means to be a contemporary botanical artist, by creating scientifically accurate works that bridge tradition and modern expression while honoring nature in her unique artistic style.
Publishing + Editorial
Anna has created botanical illustrations and covers for herbal medicine books, gardening guides, cookbooks and editorial illustrations for magazines, articles and web features. She worked with publishers and agencies across the world to develop illustrations as part of advertising campaigns and social media marketing.
Typical publication projects include: book cover and book interior illustrations, limited and deluxe editions: hard cover case, dust jacket and end pages design, article artwork, scientific botanical and wildlife publications, and climate communication art.
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Packaging Illustration
Anna has created illustrations across the packaging industry, from single images to 10+ SKU projects. She focuses on watercolor, meticulously hand-painted designs in beauty, food + beverage, natural health and consumer packaged goods.
Packaging Illustration expertise includes: tapestry-style illustrations, spot illustration development, scent + flavour feature artwork, limited edition / seasonal packaging for brands.
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Surface Design
Anna creates surface design artwork for consumer products, packaging, and home goods, specializing in detailed watercolor illustration. Her surface design work spans across categories including tabletop, textiles, stationery, and seasonal gift collections. Every piece is hand-painted and developed with production in mind—ready for application to a range of physical products.
Surface Design expertise includes: repeat pattern design, placement illustrations, collection development, seasonal collections, and nature-inspired art for retail and licensed product lines.
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The Artist Studio
A look into Anna’s illustration studio, where nature meets design through finely detailed watercolor botanical illustrations. Trusted by clients across the world in publishing, beauty, food, and natural health industries, Anna brings over a decade of professional experience to every project, while her work blends scientific precision with timeless artistic charm. She began developing her painting skills at a young age and refined them while earning a Fine Art degree, before becoming a freelance watercolor illustrator.
Teaching and Workshops
As a skilled watercolor artist, Anna shared over 60 painting videos on her YouTube Art Channel and continues teaching botanical art skills on Patreon.
She has taught multiple online workshops on Botanical Sketching with Opus Art Supplies.
For custom watercolor illustration inquiries, email to hear back within 24 hours.