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    Grasses of Montserrat and the Eastern Caribbean

    Posted on in Botany: Telling species apart, Showcase of themed natural history illustrations
    I was recently commissioned to illustrate some common grasses of Montserrat and the Eastern Caribbean by UKOTCF.  As regular readers will know, this is something of a dream job for me. I first illustrated grasses way back in 2014, for the HarperCollins Flower Guide by David Streeter.  Not knowing that I was planting the seeds […] Read more
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    Wildflower families: Lamiaceae

    Posted on in Wildflower families
    Wildflower families: Lamiaceae, the Dead-nettle family is the latest in my series of blogs on wildflower families.  My online Field Studies Council course on ten common wildflower families, delivered by Iain Powell, provided information and inspiration.  I draw and paint wildflowers all the time, so learning more about what separates the families and what are […] Read more

    Wildflower seed mix – Packet design

    Posted on in Current projects and news
    This wildflower seed mix packet design is a recent illustration completed for Roselyn Seeds. I have created illustrations for several species of wildflowers grown by the company, including Cornflower, Red Campion, Cranesbill, and Meadow buttercup. Roselyn seeds logo, (featuring my Common blue butterfly) I have also created the artwork for their Wildlife Garden seed mix, […] Read more

    Wildflower families: Apiaceae

    Posted on in Wildflower families
    Wildflower families: Apiaceae, the Carrot family is my latest blog in this series on common flower families.  I was inspired to write this series by my online Field Studies Council course.  I spend a lot of time drawing wildflowers, so it’s important for me to learn more about their family similarities and differences. As a […] Read more
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    Wildflower families: Plantaginaceae

    Posted on in Wildflower families
    Wildflower families: Plantaginaceae, the Plantain family is my latest blog in this series on common flower families.  I was inspired by my online Field Studies Council course taught by Iain Powell.  I do a lot of observing and illustrating wildflowers, so it’s important to know more about their families and similarities and differences. For definitions […] Read more

    Rosaceae Fruit

    Posted on in botanical terms
    Rosaceae Fruit Whilst recently researching the wildflower families, I fell down a fruit-shaped rabbit hole.  And it is because of the amount of variety shown in the fruit of the Rosaceae, or rose family. Japanese rose Rosa rugosa For more on what makes a plant a member of the Rosaceae, check out my recent blog […] Read more
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    Wildflower families: Brassicaceae, the Cabbage family

    Posted on in Wildflower families
    Wildflower families: Brassicaceae, the Cabbage family is another blog I’m writing in a series on wildflower families, inspired by my online Field Studies Council course.  Adding botanical knowledge of flower families to my observations of plants helps to increase the accuracy of my illustration work. White mustard Sinapis alba These blogs discuss some common wildflower […] Read more

    Autumn fruits

    Posted on in Current projects and news
    Autumn fruits is a recent project I’ve worked on with the Field Studies Council, (FSC).  I’m lucky enough to do a lot of work with them, for their wonderful fold-our identification guides. I discussed working on a guide to coastal flowers a while back, this time let’s focus on autumn fruits and seeds.  (The finished […] Read more

    Water violet Step by Step

    Posted on in Botanical Illustration step by step
    Water violet step by step explains the stages involved in illustrating the aquatic plant Water-violet Hottonia palustris.  It’s one in a whole series of about 50 step by step blogs, many accompanied by films on my Youtube channel. Water-violet Hottonia palustris The Water-violet is a native UK aquatic plant, also known as Featherfoil.  It features […] 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

    Red Deer stag step by step

    Posted on in Zoological step by step
    It’s been a while since I did an animal step by step blog, so I thought I’d share a quick one on illustrating this Red deer stag Cervus elaphus. Reference I took a decent photo of a young Red deer stag a long time ago, and based the illustration on this.  The advantage of using […] Read more

    Spotted fish

    Posted on in Patterns in nature
    Spotted fish is another of my blogs on patterns in nature.  You can find them all here or click for an overview of pattern in nature, more on stripes, leaf variegation, spots on plants and fugus, and a step by step of a variegated geranium leaf. How spots are formed According to Study.coms post on […] Read more
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