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…
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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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