Monthly Archives: January 2010

Why I love Rio/Por isso, adoro o Rio

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Admin

Because I can buy a gorgeous bouquet from a street vendor when I’m walking home from the grocery store. Por que posso comprar um bouquet na rua depois fazendo as compras ao supermercado. (First in a new series—and also the … Continue reading →

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Strelitzia: Second day’s progress

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Admin

Since I had two tradesmen coming in today for repairs and maintenance, I took advantage of the waiting time to work further on the watercolor of Strelitzia. To refresh your memories, here it is where I left off on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Faffing about with fonts

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Admin

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to get my website and blog in presentation order in order to sell my illustration wares more effectively. This is a big challenge for someone who is a “complete techno-numpty” about web stuff … Continue reading →

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Current Project: Strelitzia, 1 day’s progress

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Admin

As a botanical illustrator in training, I really need to increase my painting speed. Margaret Mee painted over 500 finished works in 40 years—not including sketches! So my goal for today was to finish this watercolor of Stelitzia that I … Continue reading →

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Portraits of beauty through the centuries

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Admin

Psychetruth  has posted an amazing morphing video at YouTube that features all the famous portraits of female beauty since the Renaissance era (think Botticelli’s Venus to Picasso’s Françoise Gilot) flowing one into the other. Fascinating to watch how the basic … Continue reading →

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