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 [...]
Orchid Botanical Illustration Step by step
Orchids have always been a bit of a mystery to me, so when [...]
Sedges, Grasses and Rushes: Telling the families apart
I recently went on another excellent FSC course, this time on identifying grasses [...]
Habit sketch of Cow parsley: step by step
Habit sketches are an important aspect of doing botanical illustrations. They need to [...]
Botanical Illustration of a Japanese Rose
In my last blog, Botanical illustration of Rose leaves, I discussed the processes [...]
Botanical Illustration of Rose Leaves
A recent job involved illustrating the Japanese Rose, Rosa rugosa. It’s not the [...]
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, [...]
Halophytes: Salt Tolerant Plants
Halophytes: Salt Tolerant Plants Halophytes are plants that tolerate or thrive in salty [...]
Coastal Flowers: Illustrating a Flower Guide
I’ve recently completed a series of thirty three botanical illustrations of coastal flowers [...]
Illustrating a Coastal Hay Meadow Landscape
Illustrating a Hay Meadow: The Commission A recent commission to illustrate a hay [...]
Step by Step Everlasting Sweet pea botanical illustration
Sweet peas are beautiful flowers, and a joy to paint. This blog is [...]
Step by Step Periwinkle flower botanical illustration
I’ve always loved periwinkle flowers, Vinca major. The blue is such a delicate [...]
Step by Step winter jasmine sketchbook study
Winter jasmine, Jasminum nudiflorum, is one of the only flowers in bloom in [...]