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...
I’m quite frequently asked if it’s okay to print a copy of my e-booklets, and my answer is always the same: “Of course it is!” Just because the booklets are delivered digitally as convenient, easy-to-navigate, interactive e-booklets doesn’t mean that you can’t print...
Suggestions of bias are common in significant juried botanical art exhibitions. I hear them all the time. While sometimes it might just be sour grapes, other times the allegations of bias are hard to dismiss, particularly when the exhibition organizers seemingly make...
Last week, purely by chance while conducting a Google search, I discovered that my Echinacea purpurea had been “stolen” by three clipart services and was being offered as a free high-resolution download. Further inquiries revealed that other botanical artists had...
