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.
I have just updated my artwork website - Soulsong - I have added the new completed work from this year. I have also added in a new section - Wildflower and Wildlife Design Art. I am trying to develop works that will be used in things such as calendars, cards and posters. This would mean... Continue Reading →
I would love eventually to visit the wildflowers in Western Australia - when finances eventually allow. In the meantime I visit my local florist and bring a little of WA wildflowers home. This is Banksia coccinea - Scarlet Banksia with a linocut design I did little while back. I also used Banksia coccinea as part... Continue Reading →
I have just had the New Zealand Wildflowers Linocut framed for my son to take back with him to NZ. He chose a wide matt board and wide flat black frame - not something that I would have thought of choosing but it came up as quite dramatic and 'clean'. I find framing my work... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 