botanic

Decorative botanical illustration of violet (pansy) in a new sketchbook :)

A reminder from (and for) me to you that pain is temporary.

The time that blends from afternoon to evening, always brings out an array of colors. This is one imagination of it.

My first botanical illustration. Romulea rosea is a small member of the iris family indigenous to the fynbos biome here in South Africa. Oil paint on canvas. A4 size.

Summer came early for us this year. This little creature visited my garden and couldn't help but doodle him!

Some orchid sketches that I did the last three days.

A floral illustration I did on a wooden canvas with posca paint pens took a minute to do but love how it came out

Pen on paper drawing of a Bull Banksia candle.

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

The nearby pine tree has dropped quite a few pine cones, all in different states of decay. I enjoy looking at the different shapes, sizes and colours of each cone, each with its unknown story.

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

Apparently there is a city in China that is known as the City of Peony. Visiting is definitely on my bucket list.

Drawing trees and other landscape elements was my daily routine for the last two months. For two months, I've been developing my style. It's essential to create consistently in one style for a long time. It's the way you get to know better: - yourself, - what you like, - what you enjoy.

Did using watercolour, oil pastel and pen

small pencil sketch i did a while ago

Made this floral drawing today just gotta color it in.

Inspired by the Irworobong design (korean palace folding screen) during my Korea trip. Since I made the trip in spring, with flowers abundant, I thought to use the five mountain peaks as five petals to form a flower.

My first upload here. ^_^ Botanical Ram Horn Drawing. I used micron ink (005) on Bristol and brought it into procreate to edit and polish. : )

This year I'm discovering a new art medium - gouache. I'm going to paint more traditional art with gouache and watercolor. Recently I purchased a great Domestika Course by Ruth Wilshaw: "Painting Atmospheric Landscapes with Gouache." to learn and develop my painting skills. And here it's - the result of silhouettes practice. I'm so glad because it's a second attempt at gouache painting. I fell in love with this art medium!

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

A quick drawing of a plant in the garden.

I started drawing again in covid and I created a mini challenge with my friends where I'll create one drawing based off one word of their choice. Today's word is "Lift".

Somehow the tree trunk looks like a female figure to me. I'm not sure if I really like this illustration, but my imagination plays here a lot. I could draw a bit lighter background to make more contrast for the tree trunk. What do you think?

These days I never get tired of making different leaf designs and there is so much inspiration to get from nature.

5x7 card and envelop ready for your greetings. Soft blues and greens adorned with sprigs of gold and splash of silver. Quality stock .

This was originally done with ink and watercolor for the Red Book of Bashkortostan, I really like the look of classic botanical illustrations on brightly colored backgrounds :)