Trees: Scots pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Scots pine is one of a series of [...]
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Scots pine is one of a series of [...]
Small-leaved lime Tilia cordata and other Lime or Linden trees This is [...]
When I was asked to “illustrate the Carbon cycle” for a brochure on [...]
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 [...]
Introduction Beech trees are common across Britain, favouring chalky soils. The oldest Beech [...]
Trees: Yew is another blog inspired by my illustrations for The Tree Forager [...]
Trees: Elder is another blog inspired by my illustrations for “The Tree Forager” [...]
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 [...]
Trees: Rowan is another blog inspired by my illustrations for “The Tree Forager” [...]
This blog shows how to ink up the Downy Birch leaves and catkins, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Living Wisdom of Trees: Commission In the summer, I completed more [...]
The Living Wisdom of Trees: Commission In the summer, I completed lots [...]