Category Archives: Current Projects

Current project: Porcelain orchid update

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Admin

The porcelain orchid grows in the mountainous terrain of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. It’s a small plant, maybe 8 inches high, and the flowers veined with a startling deep blue-green. This week, I painted the detritus and roots … Continue reading →

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Hamadryad butterfly illustration: Halfway mark!

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Admin

Monday afternoon I stepped back from the painting table and realized I had completed half of this illustration of a hamadryad butterfly. Well, I’d better not fall over patting myself on the back! Onward!

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Current Project: Strelitzia, final version

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Admin

After pumping up the orange and blue values in the bracts and petals, I found the blue petal in front had lost its values. A few touches of Chinese white in the highlights and a stroke of ultramarine in the … 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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Current project: Bromeliad painting, part 3

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Admin

Last week’s progress on this bromeliad painting: definition of shading and striping on the exterior side of the leaves, plus increased definition of the roots.

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