I have just finished this drawing of a Kookaburra. Again it is drawn using light washed of watercolour and many many dots made with a fine nib rotring pen. It is a drawing I started last year and is part of my mission to complete unfinished projects. I am still carving one of the unfinished... Continue Reading →
I have just finished this illustration of a Waratah - Telopia speciosissima. I know back to waratahs again! But the two local plants have put on a real show again this spring and I just couldn't resist. In this particular illustration I have used a very light wash of watercolour and use fine dots (many... Continue Reading →
I have been away in Sydney for the past week and managed to spend a morning wandering around the Royal Botanic Gardens and Art Gallery of NSW. It has been over 2 years since my last visit and I was grateful the rain held off so I could just wander around. It was an added... Continue Reading →
A few days ago I photographed these Baldy Pigeons (they are also known as White-Headed pigeons) over on the Clarence River near Grafton in northern NSW. These three had come in close to a birdbath to have their afternoon drink and were lined up on a trellis. They usually are only seen around this area... Continue Reading →
Just got the latest New Zealand Falcon Illustration (Pen & Ink with Watercolour) back from the framer. A simple dark brown timber frame and double paper coloured matt.
I have recently completed another small wildlife (fauna) illustration of the New Zealand Falcon. This is another 'head-shot'. Beautiful birds - we saw them up close at Wingspan outside Rotorua in New Zealand last year.
