Sage, October’s Plant of the Month
October is the month when the Sage Brush puts out yellow blooms in BC’s Okanogan. An ancient weathered sage with pale greens and oranges in the background. Look at these […]
Category Archives: Plants
Artworks and Photos of the Maranta or Prayer Plant Family
Prayer Plants get their name from the fact that its leaves close up at night, appearing to be in ‘prayer’. Members of the Maranta or Prayer Plant family Marantacea often have […]
Artworks and Photos of Waterlilies at the Lagoons
Strolling along the Seawall this July I spotted a bunch of waterlilies in bloom. The shapes of the white flowers was beautiful but further along, just around a bend in […]
Blue Lupins Painted from Life Instead of from Photos
My knee started to go on a Manning Park hike up the Three Brothers, so I sent everyone further on and settled myself down amongst the mosquitos with my sketch […]
Dying Flowers and Leaves
Dying purple tulip in my garden. Back-lit dying leaf of a Hosta.Dying Hydrangea in the late autumn. Dead sunflowers & rust composition.Sunflower head after all the seeds are goneThe flowers […]
Close Examination: Artworks and Photos of Flag Irises
In April and May 2020, during the worst of the Coronavirus, I stayed inside and started painting irises from photos, not the way I usually like to work. These photos […]
Yuccas in Bloom, July’s Plant of the Month
The yuccas are in bloom this month in Vancouver. Watercolour painting in my sketchbook of a yucca that has grown tall enough to turn itself into a tree. This was […]
Unusual Plants with Nasty Thorns and Spines
Here I highlight some unusual plants with nasty thorns and spines. This cactus ‘tree’ was spotted on an art walk in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Pachypodium is a succulent spine-bearing tree, native […]
A Single Iris Run Through Various Photo Apps
A single Iris run through various photo apps. Yellow and white Flag Iris in Pixlromatic. This iris didn’t work that well in any of the apps. Purple Iris in Sketch Guru’s […]
Delicate Agaves Azules, Blue Agave
Let’s face it, Agaves are not particularly delicate-looking plants. But despite their solid fleshy forms and often serrated edges, their colours are soft and delicate.Which brings me to this Agave […]
