Floral Friday!

I know I said I'd focus on trees this week - but I really enjoyed drawing the Crocosmia a couple of weeks ago that I've drawn some more - this time on watercolour paper for the shop.

There is an A5 and an A4 original illustration that can now be found in the shop - just click here

Oak in August

The acorns are such an amazing green at the moment! This is now in the shop too! It is an A4 original.

Rowan

I have a Rowan tree in my garden. It's berries are practically glowing at the moment - and it's dripping with them. It was obvious that I had to draw a bit. 

Today also marks a change - quite a big one for me. I have stopped drawing my botanical studies in my beloved sketchbook. Instead I'm drawing them on watercolour paper... and they are going to the shop! I'm going to try and add one a day for the rest of the month... do have a look and spread the word!

There is only one however, so once it is gone it is gone. This one is A4 and can be found here in the shop!

Holly

The Holly at the top of a field near my parents is covered in green berries - I'll have to remember to return and draw them again later in the year

Lime

Trees haven't featured here for a while but I've been keeping an eye on these too! Here are some August updates! First up - the Lime tree. It's finished smelling delicious, and now the seeds are starting to fall -another amazing design really

Alkanet

Such a brilliant blue - I've been meaning to draw these for ages and finally I've got around to it!

Fushsia

I adore the pink and purple on these fuchsia flowers - we used to pick these and tuck them behind our ears as earrings when we were little!

Snapdragon

I love a Snapdragon. We used to have some at the bottom of the garden when we were little and my sister and I used to make them talk to each other. We did this fairly recently and fell about laughing doing funny voices for them - easily pleased!

Video...

Another video is up on my YouTube channel ... this time of the Crocosmia

Fox and Cubs...

So many names for this one! (more than a little confusing for a novice at identification)

Sweet Pea

I have set up a YouTube channel... you can watch this Sweet Pea being drawn there now... (and a couple of other videos -more to come).

August

They're back - the modern botanical drawings! Directly observed seasonal sketches and hand lettering are flavour of this month!

People, people, people

I was planning to stop the quick people sketches now it is August (it was my July challenge to do a figure drawing a day) ...but this happened this morning ...

I'm not quite certain what the August challenge will be yet. Back to more detailed drawing but I'm torn about the subject matter. Maybe just back to the original 'directly observed drawing a day' so it could cover anything I see that day (and saves big decision making). I may also keep the people sketchbook by the window!