botanical

A quick colour pencil drawing added as decoration to letter.

I m losing you. You moved. But you gave me my power. You made me grow. You empowered me. We found magic together. Now I’m alone. Surrounded by magic. I m magic. As you are. But now I’m alone. I still can feel you. I know you are my twin. But the words are missing.

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

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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?

It's a quick digital recreation of my last gouache painting. And I don't like it very much. - I had trouble finding a good brush for painting leaves on the top of the tree. - There is no magic like in traditional art. - I didn't enjoy drawing as much as painting with gouache. - I couldn't peel off the tape when I was done.

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

Testing out new processes printing leaves using block printing ink.

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".