Trees: Small-leaved lime or Linden
Small-leaved lime Tilia cordata and other Lime or Linden trees This is [...]
Potatoes
Potatoes are ubiquitous vegetables, a staple in the west since their introduction from [...]
Patterns in Nature: A quick overview
Introducing patterns One of the things in nature which is worth taking a [...]
Variegation: Patterns on leaves
What is Variegation? Many of the patterns you see on plant leaves, especially [...]
Sand hill Screwmoss: An illustration challenge
Sand hill Screwmoss Syntrichia ruraliformis ruraliformis is one of the species completed for [...]
Great Burnet Step by Step
Recently, I’ve illustrated the Great Burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis for an interpretation board, to [...]
Common Grass species identification: Some easy shortcuts
As you may have noticed, I’m rather obsessed with grasses, and have blogged [...]
Wildflowers of Braunton Burrows
A recent commission involved illustrating 30 species for Braunton Burrows, a very beautiful [...]
Comparing Synthetic Watercolour Brushes – Part 5 (the final episode!)
This is the fifth and final of my blogs and linked films, looking [...]
Comparing Synthetic Watercolour Brushes – Part 4
Comparing Synthetic Watercolour Brushes – Part 4 is the fourth of my blogs [...]
Orchid Botanical Illustration Step by step
Orchids have always been a bit of a mystery to me, so when [...]
Comparing Synthetic watercolour brushes Part 3
This is the third of my blogs (and films, the one specific to [...]
Mosquito life cycle – illustrating the Anopholes mosquito
Introducing the African Malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae The mosquito is one of the [...]
Illustrating the Cannock Chase Berry Vaccinium intermedium
Cannock Chase Berry Vaccinium x intermedium is a really tricky subject to illustrate, [...]
The Bad Garden
The non eco-garden is a companion blog to my earlier one, explaining and [...]
Good Garden: A wildlife Haven
Illustrating a wildlife garden is always a challenge, but something I embrace. Not [...]
Carbon Cycle: A Complicated Illustration
When I was asked to “illustrate the Carbon cycle” for a brochure on [...]
Fungal treats at Cusop Churchyard
Fungal subjects always make my heart sing, so I was really pleased when [...]
Spotted Flycatcher step by step
Spotted Flycatchers Muscicapa striata are lovely birds, often overlooked because of their seemingly [...]
Trees: Birch
Birch trees: The Silver and the Downy Birch There are two main [...]
Bird’s-foot Trefoil: An Excellent Plant
Bird’s-foot Trefoil: Where to find it? This blog is in praise of [...]
Plant Evolution: A brief overview
Plant Evolution is complicated, and in this blog I plan on simplifying it [...]
Beatrix Potter: Illustrator and Inspiration
Beatrix Potter is known to people the world over as the creator of [...]
Trees: Beech
Introduction Beech trees are common across Britain, favouring chalky soils. The oldest Beech [...]
Natural History Illustration and Life Long Learning: The Field Studies Council
Natural History Illustration and Life-long learning: Field Studies Council Courses is my blog [...]
Flowers of Montserrat: Botanical illustration
Montserrat is an island in the Carribbean, part of the Leeward isles and [...]
Illustrating Yellow flowers: Five approaches
Botanical illustrations of yellow flowers can be really challenging. As you try to [...]
Ants in the UK: Four subfamilies
Having recently written a blog on the anatomy of ants, and been on [...]
Rocky shore ecosystem illustration
Rocky shore ecosystem: a lucky break I recently illustrated The Hidden Universe [...]
The Brecknockshire Flora
The Brecknockshire flora is written by John Crellin and Mike Porter, and is [...]
Monocot and Eudicot variety: Illustrations
Monocots and Eudicots are enormous groups, making up over 80% of plants on [...]
Sedges, Grasses and Rushes: Telling the families apart
I recently went on another excellent FSC course, this time on identifying grasses [...]
Ant anatomy for Beginners
I’ve recently gone on a couple of fabulous courses with Field Studies Council [...]
Hay Festival Mug Design
Hay Festival approached me early in the year, to see if I could [...]
Trees: Yew
Trees: Yew is another blog inspired by my illustrations for The Tree Forager [...]
