On our 24 trip along Mexico’s Pacific coast I did a mass of sketches of the plants I encountered on the trip. The plants were drawn from life for the most part and do not necessarily match the ‘reference’ photos … Continue reading Sketches from Mexico’s Pacific Coast 2024
1. Driftwood caught in amongst rounded rocks. Original sketch. The prompt: pale ochre smooth rounded rocks, smooth grey-brown driftwood, curved lines, cut-out of paper, grey-white sand, aqua ocean on top of page. And the best result… 2. Chequered driftwood against … Continue reading AI 13B: Driftwood Dreams
I’m so tired…” Friday, 6 days before the show: Wake up at 4:30, have a Sleepy-time Tea and then sleep in until 9:45 Put yet another coat of paint on those frames that have been turning into a nightmare Cart … Continue reading My Show at the Eastside Culture Crawl, 2018
This fine purple quartz has long been associated with passion and royalty, featured in the British Crown Jewels along with being a favourite of Catherine the Great and Egyptian royalty. The colour of amethysts is slightly edged toward blue, and … Continue reading Amethyst, a Purple Semi-Precious Stone
Here I have gathered together the many types of Ginger plants I have seen on my travels. Although I think of this flourishing ginger as a ‘classic’ Ginger, it is actually an ornamental ginger, Alpinia purpurata, grown for its profusion … Continue reading A Variety of Flowering Ginger Plants
It is hard to find large things to astonish one, but small things abound. I’m often mesmerized by water with all its ways. I spend a lot of time photographing it, and in 2022 I started working on sketches of … Continue reading Rippling Water like a Japanese Print
This week’s challenge is about photos that you have might have rejected but could possibly resurrect in one of the many photo editing programs out there. For an as-yet-unfinished Ginger plant post I had this photo of a Tumeric plant … Continue reading Trash? Or Transform?
Anthuriums are part of the Arum family. Its flower-like spathe is actually a colourful leaf bract, and usually heart-shaped like its leaves. These bright flowers are frequently glossy, and come in shades of red, pink, white, and even green, usually … Continue reading Anthuriums aka Flamingo Lilies
Blue is the coldest colour, but it gets warmer as it edges towards purple on one side and green on the other. An Illuminate Yaletown ice sculpture has some fairly pure blues, but mostly due to the lighting. While flying … Continue reading Icy Blues & Some Not-So-Warm Aquamarines
In 2025 we did a lot of travelling to make up for lost time. And everywhere we went there were inspiring plants. A study in green; strange yellow waterlilies blooming amidst the vivid green pond scum in the moat around … Continue reading Favourite Plant Photos for 2025
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