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    Illustrating apple blossom

    Posted on in Current projects and news
    I’ve been doing quite a few botanical illustrations of apple blossom over the last few years, so thought I’d discuss some of the challenges and joys of working with such beautiful flowers. Composition If possible, start by finding out what variety of fruit tree you’re looking at.  There are lots of experts out there, and […] Read more

    Dandelions: Why to love them

    Posted on in Botany: Telling species apart
    I’ve been illustrating a Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, recently, and want to do a blog about why they are such beautiful and successful wildflowers. Distribution and adaptability Dandelions are incredibly common, growing in meadows, gardens, cracks in the pavement, and almost anywhere with enough soil for them to establish themselves.  They’re adaptable and brilliant at colonizing […] Read more

    Trees: Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum

    Posted on in Trees
    Trees: Horse chestnut is one of a series of blogs I’m writing on common British trees.  You can also see blogs on the Elder, the Yew, the Ash, the Oak, the Holly, the Sycamore, the Rowan, the Hawthorn, the Lime, Scots pine, and the Beech. The Horse chestnut is easily recognized, with distinctive palmate leaves […] Read more

    Great Burnet Step by Step

    Posted on in Botanical Illustration step by step
    Recently, I’ve illustrated the Great Burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis for an interpretation board, to be cited on Jubilee Pasture, in Bugthorpe, Yorkshire.  This blog is a step by step explanation of the process.  For step by steps of other botanical subjects, please click here, and visit my Youtube channel for real-time films of me illustrating plants […] Read more

    Trees: Birch

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    Birch trees: The Silver and the Downy Birch   There are two main Birch trees in the UK, the Silver birch Betula pendula and the Downy birch Betula pubescens.  The Downy birch tends to grow better in wetter areas and in the north.  The Silver birch likes drier soils and is often found growing ornamentally […] Read more

    Trees: Beech

    Posted on in Trees
    Introduction Beech trees are common across Britain, favouring chalky soils.  The oldest Beech trees live up to 400 years.  You’ll find them in open spaces and in woodland and can tell them straight away by their smooth bark.  The trees produce beech mast which is nutritious for animals, and the canopy supports wildlife.  Beech wood […] Read more
    Botanical illustration from the Brecknockshire Flora

    Trees: Yew

    Posted on in Trees
    Trees: Yew is another blog inspired by my illustrations for The Tree Forager by Adele Nozedar, published by Watkins.  The book has inspired me to think about some of my favourite trees.  The Yew tree Taxus baccata is the seventh in this series, along side the Sycamore, Ash, Hawthorn, Rowan, Elder and the Oak. The Yew […] Read more

    Trees: Elder

    Posted on in Trees
    Trees: Elder is another blog inspired by my illustrations for “The Tree Forager” by Adele Nozedar, published by Watkins.  The book has inspired me to think about some of my favourite trees.  The Elder Sambucus nigra is the sixth in this series, along side the Sycamore, Ash, Hawthorn, Rowan and the Oak. The Elder Sambucus nigra […] Read more

    Cow Parsley: All about an Umbellifer

    Posted on in Botany: Telling species apart, Current projects and news
    Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris was on the list of plants I recently illustrated for FOR Sweden.  These plants are invasive in Scandinavia, and particularly troublesome in Iceland. Sketchbook studies All the botanical illustrations I do for FOR are in a sketchbook format.  I love working this way; it gives me the opportunity to include tons […] Read more
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