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 [...]
Watercolour paint choice is very personal, and everyone will have their own favourite [...]
Small-leaved lime Tilia cordata and other Lime or Linden trees This is [...]
Introducing patterns One of the things in nature which is worth taking a [...]
What is Variegation? Many of the patterns you see on plant leaves, especially [...]
Stripes Stripes are seen across the animal and plant kingdoms. Although the first [...]
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 [...]
Orchids have always been a bit of a mystery to me, so when [...]
Introducing the African Malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae The mosquito is one of the [...]
The non eco-garden is a companion blog to my earlier one, explaining and [...]
Illustrating a wildlife garden is always a challenge, but something I embrace. Not [...]
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 [...]
Spotted Flycatchers Muscicapa striata are lovely birds, often overlooked because of their seemingly [...]
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 [...]
Introduction Beech trees are common across Britain, favouring chalky soils. The oldest Beech [...]
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 [...]
Having recently written a blog on the anatomy of ants, and been on [...]
The Brecknockshire flora is written by John Crellin and Mike Porter, and is [...]
I recently went on another excellent FSC course, this time on identifying grasses [...]
I’ve recently gone on a couple of fabulous courses with Field Studies Council [...]
This blog is a follow up to one I wrote a while ago [...]
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 [...]
Equipment: Paintbrushes is another in the series about what tools I use when [...]
Earlier this year, I had one of the hardest and most wonderful jobs. [...]
Trees: Hawthorn is another blog inspired by my illustrations for “The Tree Forager” [...]
Chequered skipper butterflies used to be comparatively common in England, but became extinct [...]
Trees: Ash This is the third in my series on common trees, and [...]
Equipment: Paints is another in my series about materials and equipment used for [...]
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 [...]
The Garden Lupin, Lupinus polyphyllus, is one of the invasive plants I was [...]
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, [...]
Pied Wagtail The Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii is a common garden and [...]
Sycamore trees can have distinctive shapes, and be well loved by those who [...]
Illustrating a Hay Meadow: The Commission A recent commission to illustrate a hay [...]
This is a Guest blog by DIY Garden. Illustrations by Lizzie Harper. White Admiral [...]
I’ve always loved periwinkle flowers, Vinca major. The blue is such a delicate [...]
If you’re doing a botanical illustration of a cluster of fruit, the first [...]
Lizzie Harper created a series of postage stamps for Jersey Post. The stamps [...]
The Garden Forager by Adele Nozedar is a book on eating and cooking [...]