I love the variety of my work. I never have a chance to get bored with subject matter as there is always something different I am asked to create, and another mile long list of inspirational ideas and plans I still want to try out! My love of flowers continues to flourish! Here is my…
Tag: botanical
More botanicals
I was commissioned to draw some of my favourite flowers for a home in Wales… I love drawing flowers. They inspire me and are always food for my soul so I am always a little sad when the commission is complete and I have to hand the drawings over to the client. Some are harder…
Fruits of my procrastination…..
We are heading off on our summer holiday in a few days and I hate packing so in an attempt to avoid the suitcases I found a quick drawing project to occupy my time inspired by Fathers Day this last Sunday….. Persimmon {Diospyros kaki} A4 Artists sketch paper Pencil crayon and B pencil Persimmons are…
Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis)
One of my favourite fruits….. In my country we call them granadilla’s. Passionfruit with skeleton leaf (Passiflora edulis) Passionfruit with skeleton leaf (Passiflora edulis) close-up #1 Passionfruit with skeleton leaf (Passiflora edulis) close-up #2 Passionfruit with skeleton leaf (Passiflora edulis) close-up #3 Passionfruit with skeleton leaf (Passiflora edulis) close-up #4 Passionfruit with skeleton leaf (Passiflora…
Spotted Aloe – (Aloe zerbina)
Some plants you just grow up with. I always find it easy to draw things I have a connection with and know and the Aloe is one of those. Ever since I can remember there has been one growing somewhere in our garden. My mother would always pluck and smear on the slime from the…
Bearded Iris
The Bearded Iris I think is one of the most beautiful flowers. I am always amazed at the intricate details and colors that I see in their blooms. I think I first fell in love with these flowers when I saw van Gogh’ s painting of Irises in a museum while traveling through Europe at…
Irises and memories……
I had an Aunt, my Mothers older sister who was very special to me. She was also a an incredible and gifted gardener. We used to visit her often when she lived in Johannesburg because Phil was there regularly on business. She used to take me on her jaunts to the various local nurseries shopping…
More BeetROOTS……
The other day I ate fresh beetroot for the first time in years and while preparing them I thought what fun they would be to draw. I did a little reading up on this veg and it is a very versatile source of food and will be making a much bigger appearance in my kitchen…
Senor Onion
After a sketching roots of irises and orchids I found I rather enjoyed drawing the higgeldy piggledy tangle the roots seem to get themselves into. Rather than concentrating on colour I wanted to focus on a more monochromatic drawing and make the roots the central part of the sketch. I decided an onion was good…
Iris foetidissima
Iris foetidissima or otherwise known as Stinking gladwyn is so called because of its foul smelling leaves. This species of Iris is usually found in open woodland, hedgebanks and sea-cliffs. Its natural range is Western Europe, including England south of Durham and also Ireland, and from France south and east to N. Africa, Italy and…
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