botanic

Watering scene, hand-drawn illustration

Colored pencil drawing on bristol of a golden pothos clipping in a glass of water. Visit https://youtu.be/5MZRA0jmGD4 for a time lapse video of the making of the drawing.

Odd Botanicals 2

Inky HIbiscus - ink and watercolour

Inky Rose - ink and watercolour

One of my botanical abstracts, this one centered around a pond. Though I will be selling the original locally, the print is available on thousands of clothing and home good products across my many websites. Browse them all here: https://linktr.ee/okhismakingart

Bee friendly plants you can cultivate, protect or care if you see them anywhere. There are many native flowers, herbs, vegetables and fruit trees that help pollination, the ideal is to grow species free of agrochemicals and pesticides.

Part of a tattoo project on going to build on a portfolio. Also art therapy in the later night owl hours when the mind wants to sketch but not to think :) A perfect subject here reflects that balance and time of peace

Objects Of Desire

a little floral update of this girl sketch

Pen on paper drawing of a Bull Banksia candle.

This Banksia nut was found in southern Western Australia, one of the many varieties of Banksia found in Australia.

The forest nearby is full of baby banksias growing in poor gravelly/sandy soil which they do better in. The little one was growing on the edge of a gravel road.

Banksia grandis is a banksia that is of medium height with large candles. The eyes contain seeds that come out with fire.

The Prickly Hakea is an interesting plant that grows in southwestern Western Australia.

Banksia grandis is a large species of banksia found in the southwest region of Western Australia. It grows quite commonly in nearby forest.

This little pine cone was missing one side and looks like it’s been eaten, revealing a repeating pattern in the centre of the cone.

There are only a few lovely large pine trees near my home in the Southwest of Western Australia. This little sprig was found on a walk where there was only the one pine tree in amongst the other trees.

Drawing of a banksia nut from the nearby forest in the Southwest of Western Australia.

Testing out new processes printing leaves using block printing ink.

A experimental combination of abstract, geometric lines with organic shapes of gum leaves. Pen, watercolour and masking fluid.

All the plushies! All the Washi tape!

Drawing with sharpie of a tree leaf from the garden.

A quick drawing of a plant in the garden.

Abstract in blue

"Faux-tanical" floral doodles in a vintage Beginning Norwegian text book.