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 drawing
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…
Disa
I am currently working on a series of botanical’s native to South Africa. There are such a wide variety to choose from and having a florist for a mother and a horticulturist/forester for a father I grew up with an extensive knowledge of our local flora. I wanted to draw something that not only reminded…
Sea-holly (Amethyst eryngo)
The rather curious spiny leaves of the sea-holly, which attract no less by their glaucous colour than their challenge of war. They are positively dangerous and remind me of our ‘marshmellow bushes’ that grow wild on our mountains back home. We nicknamed them such when having to walk through a knee high forest of them. …
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…
Bird of Paradise – Strelitzia
Strelitzia reginae is a flowering plant indigenous to South Africa. It’s common names include Strelitzia, Crane Flower or Bird of Paradise. The flowers stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks. The hard, beak-like sheath from which the flower emerges gives it the appearance of a bird’s head and beak; this makes a…
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…
Mallee Eucalyptus
This Eucalyptus is native to the south west of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.8 and 5 metres in height. It has silver grey leaves and the red, pink or cream flowers are up to 100 mm in diameter. This Eucalyptus flowers in early spring to summer and from late autumn to early winter….
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