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This trug of #homegrown #vegetables was done for the cover of a book on #gardening some years ago. Alas, only the #chives and #potatoes came from my own #backgarden, the rest came from our fab greengrocers. Cheating, I know..... #botanicalillustration #bookart #watercolour
This is the #Jay, #Garrulusglandarius. I only just found out that "glandarius" means "of the #acorn" which is very pleasing as acorns make up a big part of the jay's diet. Jays have been implicated in the spread of oak forest post ice age cause of their habit of storing them
Ooh didn't realise it was #sciartportfolioweek! Better get on that hashing... This is my #hairy #woodant #formicalugubris; part of a guide to UK wood #ants produced by @CairngormsNP
#entomologicalillustration #naturalhistoryillustration #insectart
#Jersey #orchid #Anacamptislaxiflora - latest #botanicalillustration for a new commission. it's a treat; they want me to focus on details of the flowers so I get to crack open all the brightest paintbox colours and eschew leaves...just for a bit.
New blog out, about the wonderful #Hawthorn
https://t.co/Kv1DFr4VMO
with my #botanicalillustrations & lots of random info! It's one of a series inspired by doing pictures for @hedgerowguru's "The Tree Forager"
@wildlfowerhour @WoodlandTrust @Stumpupfortrees @treesforlifeuk
#WildWebsWednesday One of the best things about being an #illustrator is choosing which insects to place on what plants! Butterflies sit on their larval host plants, bees visit fruit trees...even though this does echo real life, I dont need to wait for it with a camera! #lucky
#sketchbook #botanicalillustration of #cowparsley #anthriscussylvestis. The hedges are frothy with this gorgeous plant right now; with the hawthorn arching down from above its a gorgeous time of year.
This is the #Bloodred #woodant, #Formicasanguinea.
These ants invade black ant nests, kill the queen, & enslave workers. If the colony isn't big enough, they send raiding parties out to steal more black ant larvae & pupa from neighbouring colonies #insectillustration #sciart
@liamfltaylor ...and until I was hired to paint them I had literally NO IDEA. Proper fan-girl-ant-crush territory, specially when it comes to the Shining guest ant..
@edenart33 thanks for the #arttrain tag! SO many wonderful artists to choose from. How about @Stickfigurefish @botanicalmartin @CNahaboo @palmsmithy @CatAMooreArt @ArtistPolly and those are just a few of the first that spring to mind!