These gorgeous red bottlebrushes are flowering in our garden at the moment. I love the way the deep red is set off by just that tiny yellow tip. I have used bottlebrushes in my linocuts in the past. Above is Mini Bottlebrush - it is one of a collection of miniatures of Australian flora. Below... Continue Reading →
This is the flower of the Birdwing butterfly rainforest vine - Aristolochia praevenosa. It is currently flowering in my garden - as warmer weather looks like it is now approaching I will keep an eye out for the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly. My Grevillea barklyana is also flowering - I completed a linocut in the past... 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.
Isopogan sp. - Drumsticks I took some photos yesterday in my garden - here are a few Australian native wildflowers currently brightening a cold winters day. Yes I know I said it was 'almost' spring but seems as soon as I said that it got cold again... Tea Tree Spear Lily Red & Green Kangaroo... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 