Illustration + Nature Sketching
As many of you know, I’ve been sketching orchids in the field last summer in several places, and I thought it would be nice to turn all my sketches into more finished artworks. In this post I wanted to share the process of doing this with you – in fact this has turned into quite … Read more
My last sketchbook tour was a good while ago, so let’s see what I have been up to in since September. Not so much, alas, since I was first down with a common cold in October, and then caught Covid. I’ve recovered, but still have to take things slowly. This also shows in my sketchbook, … Read more
I’m excited to announce that another sketching class is finished and ready for you. It’s called: Wildflowers in Watercolor and Ink: Introduction to Botanical Sketching and it’s available directly from me or through Skillshare. The class has a lot of the energy I was after this summer, with long field trips, concentrating on new sketching … Read more
I’ve been collecting a lot of wildflower seedpods throughout the summer months, mostly roadside finds from plants around the neighborhood. I thought it might be nice to take a closer look and do a sketching session with some of the seedpods. A lot of them are as beautiful and intricately built as the flower itself, … Read more
Welcome to another sketchbook tour! In this one, I will share what I’ve been up to in my sketchbook since June 2022. I started a new sketchbook back then and took a longer break during August, so it’s only one quarter full – somehow I enjoy taking my time for drawing lately, and don’t want … Read more
I’m taking you on another field sketching trip today. In this location, I found lots of different wild orchids at the beginning of June, and I was happy to spend a long time sketching, so the video got a bit longer. You can follow me around the entire day while I’m exploring the area and … Read more
It’s time for another sketchbook tour, this one will cover the sketches I completed in the spring of 2022. One thing I’m noticing about my sketchbook work recently is that I’m drawing slowly and with more intent, and that I’m focusing more on each subject. From a naturalist standpoint, I welcome this, it means I … Read more
Today I’m going to take you with me for a field sketching session. I’m drawing Early purple orchids on location and finish my sketches at home, where I also do a few experiments with ink. I’ve also changed a few colors in my palette and I’m talking about how that happened. Here’s the video: Sketching … Read more
Today I have something a bit different for you, a calm painting video in which I sketch apple blossoms. I enjoy spring time so much, the apple and cherry orchards are always breathtakingly beautiful when they’re in bloom – and it’s always over so soon! This year, I managed to paint some apple blossoms in … Read more
Welcome to another sketchbook tour, we haven’t had one of these in a while. During this winter, I really focused on pencil drawings, since I was working on my recently released drawing class at the same time. I’ve forgotten what a versatile, expressive medium a single pencil can be. I experimented a bit with inks … Read more
Welcome to 2022 on my blog! I still have a few sketchbook outtakes to share from the end of last year, and a few from January, so I might as well start with a sketchbook tour.Most of these still are studies of local orchids and other plants. In 2022 I started things very slowly with … Read more
Welcome to part two of this sketchbook tour with detailed nature studies. Part one can be found here. Here’s a video version of this post: Sketchbook Tour Fall ’21: Detailed nature studies (plants, birds, bats) | part 2 (video) Starting with common flax (Linum usitatissimum) I explored a number of meadow and field flowers. Flax … Read more