I have some lovely Australian native berries in my garden at the moment - they are all rainforest species. The orange one on the left are Brisbane Lily seeds and below are Australian cordyline berries. All are indigenous to northern NSW Southern Queensland. The green and deep blue are Native Ginger berries and the lovely... Continue Reading →
I have just updated my Selected Works Sale on my website.....
This was the final set drawing for the short botanical illustration course I finished last week. It is Banksia serrata - Saw banksia - which I featured in a previous post. The challenge now is to try a variety of subjects in this illustrative style and improve my skill in this area.
I have been doing just a short course on Botanical Illustration at the local adult community education. Although I draw all my designs most of which are botanical and I see my linocuts as botanical linocuts, I have never done any formal training in botanical illustration. So I am doing a short 4 week course....here... Continue Reading →
Another banksia currently flowering in my garden is the Banksia robur. Banksia robur is an open smaller tree with large dramatic serrated leaves and the most wonderful flowers. These start as tight cones and then turn an iridescent green before ending up as open cream cones before turning to the brown seed pods. The flower... Continue Reading →
Walking in my garden today I found some Banksia serrata in flower. This tree has a gnarled and ancient looking trunk with cream flowers which are set against serrated brighter green leaves. The banksia derives its genus name from Sir Joseph Bank who accompanied Captain Cook on the first voyage to Australia and collected and... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 