Flower shapes: Symbolism & Cultural significance
Flower Shapes: Symbolism and Cultural Significance guest blog by Nina James Summer Flower [...]
Flower Shapes: Symbolism and Cultural Significance guest blog by Nina James Summer Flower [...]
Paul Rubens artist level YouLan series of solid watercolours is a set of [...]
Spotted fish is another of my blogs on patterns in nature. You can [...]
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Scots pine is one of a series of [...]
Researching a wildflower involves gathering information on the anatomy, distinguishing characteristics, family, and [...]
Small-leaved lime Tilia cordata and other Lime or Linden trees This is [...]
Potatoes are ubiquitous vegetables, a staple in the west since their introduction from [...]
Sand hill Screwmoss Syntrichia ruraliformis ruraliformis is one of the species completed for [...]
Recently, I’ve illustrated the Great Burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis for an interpretation board, to [...]
As you may have noticed, I’m rather obsessed with grasses, and have blogged [...]
A recent commission involved illustrating 30 species for Braunton Burrows, a very beautiful [...]
This is the fifth and final of my blogs and linked films, looking [...]
Comparing Synthetic Watercolour Brushes – Part 4 is the fourth of my blogs [...]
Orchids have always been a bit of a mystery to me, so when [...]
This is the third of my blogs (and films, the one specific to [...]
Cannock Chase Berry Vaccinium x intermedium is a really tricky subject to illustrate, [...]
Fungal subjects always make my heart sing, so I was really pleased when [...]
Birch trees: The Silver and the Downy Birch There are two main [...]
Bird’s-foot Trefoil: Where to find it? This blog is in praise of [...]
Beatrix Potter is known to people the world over as the creator of [...]
Introduction Beech trees are common across Britain, favouring chalky soils. The oldest Beech [...]
Natural History Illustration and Life-long learning: Field Studies Council Courses is my blog [...]
Montserrat is an island in the Carribbean, part of the Leeward isles and [...]
Botanical illustrations of yellow flowers can be really challenging. As you try to [...]
Rocky shore ecosystem: a lucky break I recently illustrated The Hidden Universe [...]
The Brecknockshire flora is written by John Crellin and Mike Porter, and is [...]
Monocots and Eudicots are enormous groups, making up over 80% of plants on [...]
I recently went on another excellent FSC course, this time on identifying grasses [...]
Trees: Yew is another blog inspired by my illustrations for The Tree Forager [...]
Geraniums, Crane’s-bills and Stork’s-bills is a guest blog from the wonderful Stewart Roberts, a [...]
The Hidden Universe by Alexandre Antonelli is a short and powerful book. I [...]
This blog is a follow up to one I wrote a while ago [...]
Trees: Elder is another blog inspired by my illustrations for “The Tree Forager” [...]
Nature notebooks seem to have run in my family for a long time. [...]
Heath star moss is one of three invasive species I’ve just illustrated for [...]
Habit sketches are an important aspect of doing botanical illustrations. They need to [...]
Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris was on the list of plants I recently illustrated [...]
Cannock Chase Museum: Botany Cannock Chase museum was our destination on a recent [...]
I recently completed a blueberry illustration for a packaging job, and thought it’d [...]
Trees: Rowan is another blog inspired by my illustrations for “The Tree Forager” [...]
A recent commission saw me completing pen and ink illustrations for “30 animals [...]
Illustrating bracken and ferns may seem to be a really difficult job. However, [...]
This blog shows how to ink up the Downy Birch leaves and catkins, [...]
Trees: Hawthorn is another blog inspired by my illustrations for “The Tree Forager” [...]
The Gwent levels are a fascinating corner of Wales, tucked between Cardiff and [...]
In Equipment: Magnifiers and scalpels, I won’t only be looking at these two [...]
Being hacked on Instagram: this blog is the tale of a scam. Luckily, [...]
Trees: Ash This is the third in my series on common trees, and [...]
Trees: Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus is a maple, and is Europe’s largest maple species. [...]
I’ve been working on illustrations for “The Tree Forager” by Adele Nozedar, due [...]
This blog follows on from my earlier step by step post on drawing [...]
Periwinkle species feature on the list of a recent job of invasive plants [...]
Several butterflies are included in the recent landscape illustration completed for South Devon [...]
A recent commission for South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty involved creating [...]
A recent job involved highlighting differences between the Japanese hop Humulus japonicus, and the [...]
In the world of commercial art, medical [...]
Drawing is at the heart of being a botanical illustrator. You need to [...]
Comparing Goldenrod species was one of my tasks in a recent commission for [...]
The Garden Lupin, Lupinus polyphyllus, is one of the invasive plants I was [...]
Unexpected Thrills: Adventures of an Illustrator is a blog about some of the [...]
Illustrating a wild Welsh meadow complete with clouds of butterflies was a wonderful [...]
I’ve recently completed work on a series of sketchbook illustrations of invasive plants. [...]
In my last blog, Botanical illustration of Rose leaves, I discussed the processes [...]
A recent job involved illustrating the Japanese Rose, Rosa rugosa. It’s not the [...]
In February, my series of Coastal Flower postage stamps were published by Jersey [...]
Jersey Post recently brought out their “Coastal Flowers: Post and Go” stamp issue, [...]
Halophytes: Salt Tolerant Plants Halophytes are plants that tolerate or thrive in salty [...]
I’ve recently completed a series of thirty three botanical illustrations of coastal flowers [...]
Illustration and packaging have always gone hand in hand. By their very nature, [...]
Flora Margarine Repackaged Flora in Sweden have recently re-designed their packaging. And [...]
The Living Wisdom of Trees: Commission In the summer, I completed more [...]
The Living Wisdom of Trees: Commission In the summer, I completed lots [...]
Illustrating a Hay Meadow: The Commission A recent commission to illustrate a hay [...]
Foraging with Kids Workshop at Hay Festival: Setting up Back in May, [...]
What are Neutral Tints? Neutral tints (or colours) are grey hues which [...]
Sweet peas are beautiful flowers, and a joy to paint. This blog is [...]
This brief blog is due to my my awe on discovering that Rosehips [...]
Invasive and Japanese knotweeds are incredibly successful plants. Originally from Japan, China and [...]
If you’re doing a botanical illustration of a cluster of fruit, the first [...]
My botanical illustrations and diagrams have recently been published in a book all [...]
The Garden Forager by Adele Nozedar is a book on eating and cooking [...]
In a recent blog post, one of our favorite natural science illustrators, Lizzie Harper [...]
Fruits and vegetables with a little wine, conceptualized by the Medical Illustration Sourcebook [...]
The welcome return of spring also means the inevitable return of allergies. Pollen, [...]