sketchbook

Sketchbook illustrations for The Hedgerow Handbook.  Series of mixed media studies of wild flowers and plants, taken from my sketchbooks.  All the plants featured in this classic book are edible, and easy to find in the countryside of Britian and Northern Europe.  Pencil, watercolour, and pen drawings.

Illustrations of wild flowers from my sketchbooks to accompany articles on spring, and how best to enjoy the countryside.  Violet and Primrose sketchbook studies were included to illustrate the article.  I also wrote a short piece on the joys of being in the woods, illustrating.

Sketchbook illustrations for The Garden Forager, companion volume to the highly successful “Hedgerow Handbook”.  Series of mixed media studies of cultivated garden plants, taken from my sketchbooks.  All the plants featured in this classic book are edible, and easy to find in gardens and garden centres in Europe, North America, and beyond.  Pencil, watercolour, and pen drawings.

Sketchbook studies used in The Watercolor Artists Flower Handbook.  These included pages from my sketchbook, as well as studies done on site for the book.

Cowslip Sketchbook study Primula veris including internal details, and those of thrum vs pin flower types.