Private commissions

Orange-tip Butterflies, one with outstretched wings and one at rest, with the Cuckoo flower.  Cuckoo flower is the food plant for this species’ caterpillars.

Illustrations for Paper on Biomimetics dut for publication in iOs Scientific journal, depicting specified animals using “crushing force”

Short-eared Owl illustrated staring at the viewer, seated in a patch on heather in limestone heathland.

Two Little stint Calidris minuta in summer plumage on shoreline.

Illustration of Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula on cherry blossom for a private client.  Commissioned in response to visits to the garden by these beautiful birds.  2018

Seven-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempuctata entomological illustration.  Commissioned by a keen photographer who came to take photos of me at work in the studio…and left having commissioned an illustration for his wife!

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

Swallows Hirundo rustica. Illustrations of the barn swallow from two angles, above and below.  These ornithological illustrations were commissioned by a friend who’d just recovered from some personal issues – swallows make her heart soar.

Salmon Fishing on the River Wye. Illustrated map of the beat of a keen angler, with details of the salmon life cycle.  Other animals featured include the kingfisher, swans, wagtail, otter, and kite.  Flowers include speedwell and red campion.

Sarep sprite Pseudagrion sarepi damselfly. Illustration of a new species of Odonata.  Commissioned by the family that discovered and named this new African species. 2016

Hazel Corylus avellana Sketchbook study. Illustration to include details of catkins, leaves, and nuts.  2018

Sparrow Passer domesticus with rosehips. Completed for a client who loves watching these birds in his garden.  2018

Chironomid Midge Micropsectra radialis with head capsule. Midge adult and larva, with head capsule reconstructed form fossilized remains and electron micrographs

Two separate commissions of Long tailed tits Aegithalos caudatus. Both wanting the birds in a small flock, with different specified wild flowers.