Potatoes
Potatoes are ubiquitous vegetables, a staple in the west since their introduction from [...]
Sand hill Screwmoss: An illustration challenge
Sand hill Screwmoss Syntrichia ruraliformis ruraliformis is one of the species completed for [...]
Wildflowers of Braunton Burrows
A recent commission involved illustrating 30 species for Braunton Burrows, a very beautiful [...]
Orchid Botanical Illustration Step by step
Orchids have always been a bit of a mystery to me, so when [...]
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 [...]
Bird’s-foot Trefoil: An Excellent Plant
Bird’s-foot Trefoil: Where to find it? This blog is in praise of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Hidden Universe: Pen and Ink Illustrations
The Hidden Universe by Alexandre Antonelli is a short and powerful book. I [...]
The Treeline – Book Illustrations
The Treeline: The last forest and the future of life on earth by [...]
Heath Star Moss Sketchbook study
Heath star moss is one of three invasive species I’ve just illustrated for [...]
Cow Parsley: All about an Umbellifer
Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris was on the list of plants I recently illustrated [...]
Illustrations for “30 animals that made us smarter”
A recent commission saw me completing pen and ink illustrations for “30 animals [...]
Wood Ants: Illustrating a guide to the wood ants of the Cairngorms
Earlier this year, I had one of the hardest and most wonderful jobs. [...]
The Gwent Levels: Botanical illustrations
The Gwent levels are a fascinating corner of Wales, tucked between Cardiff and [...]
Being Hacked on Instagram
Being hacked on Instagram: this blog is the tale of a scam. Luckily, [...]
A Life on Our Planet – Working with Sir David Attenborough
A Life on Our Planet, David Attenborough’s recent book, is extremely important. In [...]
Butterflies of Bentham Sand dunes
Several butterflies are included in the recent landscape illustration completed for South Devon [...]
Bantham Sand Dunes Landscape
A recent commission for South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty involved creating [...]
Garden Lupin Sketchbook study
The Garden Lupin, Lupinus polyphyllus, is one of the invasive plants I was [...]
Illustrating a Wild Welsh Meadow of Butterflies
Illustrating a wild Welsh meadow complete with clouds of butterflies was a wonderful [...]
Sketchbook illustrations of Invasive Plants
I’ve recently completed work on a series of sketchbook illustrations of invasive plants. [...]
Illustrating a Deer for Packaging
My earlier blog, Wild Shreds: Illustrating Pet Food packaging gave an overview of completing [...]
Wild Shreds: Illustrating Pet Food packaging
Wild Shreds is a range of dog food produced in the US. It [...]
Jersey Post: Illustrating Thrift
In February, my series of Coastal Flower postage stamps were published by Jersey [...]
Jersey Post: Coastal Flowers Stamp issue
Jersey Post recently brought out their “Coastal Flowers: Post and Go” stamp issue, [...]
Coastal Flowers: Illustrating a Flower Guide
I’ve recently completed a series of thirty three botanical illustrations of coastal flowers [...]
Flora Margarine in Sweden
Flora Margarine Repackaged Flora in Sweden have recently re-designed their packaging. And [...]
Illustrating a Coastal Hay Meadow Landscape
Illustrating a Hay Meadow: The Commission A recent commission to illustrate a hay [...]
Botanical illustrations for Non-native invasive plants chart
The Field Studies Council has recently published it’s latest chart; an overview of [...]
Save our Butterflies: Gardening for butterflies (2 of 2)
This is a Guest blog by DIY Garden. Illustrations by Lizzie Harper. White Admiral [...]
Japanese Knotweed: Botanical illustrations and diagrams
My botanical illustrations and diagrams have recently been published in a book all [...]
Foraging with Kids Illustrations
Foraging with Kids has recently hit the bookshops. It’s written by Adele Nozedar, and illustrated [...]