Some of what you’ll see about botanical art on social media can be misleading or confusing. Most of the time I ignore it. Recently, however, a post about colour crossed a line. It was time to correct a few misconceptions and share some important colour...
Here’s an idea—particularly if you’re having difficulty finding time to draw and paint—committing to a leaf a day. I’m suggesting a daily regime of sketching at least one leaf a day. While normal daily commitments can rob us of time to paint,...
Every time I hand a painting to a courier I do so with trepidation. This week my trepidation was justified. I shipped my painting for the ASBA’s Abundant Future exhibition with FedEx Express. En route from my home in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia to The New York...
A small sketch book, mechanical pencil, and eraser. These are essential travelling or out-and-about companions for any botanical artist. You know what’s going to happen on that one occasion that you don’t have them handy—you’ll come across that...
The invitation: I received an invitation to exhibit in an international botanical art exhibition. I felt flattered. And I readily agreed to participate. Exhibiting abroad is an enticing proposition. I’d exhibited outside Canada before in Bermuda, the US, the UK,...
