• Drawing Botanical Illustration: Experiments in Lithography

  August 2, 2017 in Botanical Illustration

  I have been interested in learning lithography techniques for a long time.  I discovered a print studio and workshop near my home, and I decided to give it a try. Of course I would be drawing botanical illustration. All I knew about lithography was that it was based on drawing with an oil crayon on … Continued

  

• Timeless Botanical Drawing Technique from a 1760 Coloring Book

  July 7, 2017 in Botanical Illustration

  I recently taught a drawing workshop at the Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference. Naturally in this venue, the attendees were plant fans and enthusiastic to learn botanical drawing. At one point, someone asked me about creating an adult coloring book to go along with that popular trend. I replied that I thought Botanical Drawing was so … Continued

  

• Botanical Drawing Technique: Composition and Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium

  June 5, 2017 in Botanical Illustration

  In its unfading flowers I hear the bright bee hum: Prithee, my brother, Into my garden come!” ― Emily Dickinson This post references the article: “Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium: A Forgotten Treasure at the Intersection of Science and Poetry” by Maria Popova.  Read the original article here. The recent digitization of Emily Dickinson’s herbarium pages by Harvard … Continued

  

• Drawing Botanical Illustrations for Commissions & Commercial Use

  May 17, 2017 in Botanical Illustration

  I have been offered numerous commissions for drawing botanical illustrations. Each year I seem to get more and more inquires to do these commissions. I am not sure the reason why more work comes my way. It may be because more people know my work, my visibility via the internet. I think there is also a growing  interest … Continued

  

• Creating Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide & Wild Food Cookbook

  May 4, 2017 in Botanical Illustration

  A Botanical Artist gives a Behind the Scenes Look at the Making of Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook by Dina Falconi, Illustrated by Wendy Hollender From the moment I discovered Botanical Art back in 1998, I have been following the plants. Plants have guided me in my career and personal … Continued

  

• Recommended Reading

  February 8, 2017 in Botanical Illustration

  Here are some human interest stories recently published in the New York Times relevant to Botanical Art and Artists that work in Colored Pencil. I am happy to share them with you! The work of Maria Sibylla Merian is amazing to see. Check out this article: A Pioneering Woman of Science Re‑Emerges After 300 Years … Continued