The Patient Gardener
The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies - Gertrude Jekyll
A quick update on my never-ending watercolour painting. This is number 12 in my learning curve. As you will see from this post I have been painting this for some time...
As long-term readers of this blog will know I dabble in botanical art. I use the word ‘dabble’ advisedly since my abilities are far from the pristine scientifically correct paintings you...
Some readers will know that I dabble in botanical art. I am far from an expert as I only go to a class once a week during term time and have...
Anyone who has read my blog for a while will know that I am learning to do botanical art. I have been attending weekly clashes for a couple of years now. ...
I was very interested to receive an advanced information sheet from Bloomsbury Books for Sarah Raven’s new book ‘Wild Flowers’. I have always been interested in wild flowers. I remember doing...
Finally I painting that I am really proud of but then again I am a tough critic of my own work. It has taken quite a few lessons to finish this...
Regular visitors to my blog will know that I go to an art class which is called ‘Botanical Illustration’. However, this title is a little loose as during the 18 month...
On looking back through the blog I have realised that I forgot to show you my last completed watercolour picture. I am also posting them on this blog so I can...
Those of you who drop into my blog on a fairly regular basis will know that I have been dabbling in botanical illustration and attending classes. I started my second year...
Bulbs have been dominating my thoughts for a couple of weeks now not least because my bulb orders arrived about several weeks ago and until two days ago I hadn’t got...
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