Three years ago, I posted an article about the use of digital versus natural greens in botanical art. Unfortunately, it’s an ongoing issue. Artists who have sourced all their information about a subject from a screen (hand-held devices or computer monitors) are most...
While working on my latest e-booklet on watercolour techniques for botanical art, I was looking for images by artists whose work offers information on the process they use, while at the same time speaking to an identifiable style. In other words, I wanted works that...
I’ve been offline for almost all of December while visiting the Western Cape region of South Africa; a special place that was once my home. One purpose of our trip was to attend an important family celebration. But it was also an opportunity to enjoy a much-needed...
This past week botanical artists received a warning about how seedy the seedy side of social media can be, especially since the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). I was visiting the Botanical Art for Coloured Pencil group on Facebook, when a new post caught my...
When my first e-booklet on composition was released, I promised another would follow. As I mentioned at the time, a single, thirty-page booklet could not possibly cover all that had to be said about such a comprehensive subject. The first booklet addressed the...
