Ginkgo biloba

The pen & ink Ginkgo biloba drawing which appeared on the cover of The Botanical Artist journal was selected for the 3rd New York Botanical Garden’s Triennial Exhibition, “Out of the Woods.” Beyond New York, the exhibition toured the USA, from 2017 to 2019, at multiple locations including the The Huntington in California.

Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo biloba male

Pen & ink on Bristol Board, 12 x 12

ASBA Journal with my ginkgo on the cover! 1st of four issues for 2016

Inside page of ASBA Journal, describing my work.

Maidenhair Tree, late summer

Ginkgo biloba (female)

30"W x 20" H

Watercolor and watercolor pencil on paper

Maidenhair Tree

Ginkgo biloba, Pen & Ink on Bristol Board, H19" x W29"

"Maidenhair Tree"

Ginkgo biloba, female of the species,

Colored Pencil and Watercolor Pencil on paper, H18" x W29"

Tulips and Daffodils

Tulip and bulb

Watercolor on paper, 9” x 9”

Scientific Illustration, Tulip

Pen & ink, 20" x 16"

Scientific Illustration, Daffodil

Pen & Ink, 14" x 11"

Orchids

Presentation Orchid

Philanopsis in Pen and Ink on paper, 10” x 17”

Orchid

Colored pencil, 10" x 16"

Orchid

Graphite dust, 10" x 14"

Classic Botanical, Orchid

Watercolor, 20" x 16"

Orchid plant

Graphite on tinted paper, 12" x 10"

Orchid sketch

Graphite, 12" x 10"

Calla Lily

Calla Lilies

Watercolor and Colored Pencil, 15” x 10” on paper

Calla Lily Plant

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Colored Pencil on paper

16” x 20”

Spider Lily, Hymenocallis, a species found all over the world

Hymenocallis

This is a beautiful plant and I have done many pieces in various media based on it. I am pleased to say that the full size drawing of the Spider Lily, Hymenocallis, was selected for the 2021 exhibition “Wildly Exquisite: Florida’s Native Plants,” to be held at the Preservation Society of Palm Beach.

Spider Lily, Hymenocallis

Spider Lily, Hymenocallis

Watercolor and Colored Pencil on paper

18" x 24"

Spider Lily etching

Intaglio etching with watercolor, 12” x 12”

Exhibited in ASBA’s annual Small Works exhibition 2020

Spider Lily

Hymenocallis caroliniana

Pen and Colored Ink

12” x 12”

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Spider Lily, Hymenocallis caroliniana

Intaglio etching with aquatint on paper

12” x 18”

Hymenocallis à la japonaise

Intaglio print with Watercolor & Colored Pencil on paper

12" x 18"

Spider Lily, Hymenocallis caroliniana

Hymenocallis caroliniana

Intaglio etching with aquatint, inked a la poupée with watercolor on paper

12" x 18"

Various Flowers and Leaves

Common Milkweed and Monarch Butterfly

Colored pencil on film, 9” H x 12” W

Hydrangeas

Watercolor on paper 12” H x 14” W

Chrysanthemum study

Felt tip pen, 9" x 12"

Coneflowers with bee

Pen & Ink

Begonia

Graphite, 12" x 10"

Tuliptree Leaf study, work in progress

live specimen with ink drawing, using colored inks

12" x 15"

Homage to Rory McEwen

Tuliptree leaf, H 12" x W 9"
Liriodendron tulipifera

Watercolor on paper

Saracenia, dried

Saracenia, dried

Graphite, 6” x 8”

Pitcher plants

Colored pencil, 14" x 11"

Poinsettia

Watercolor on paper, 14" x 14"

Study, chrysanthemums

Watercolor on paper, 10” x 12”

Rosa

Graphite on paper

10” x 10”

Silver Swirl Begonia

Colored pencil on film, 10” W x 12” H

Vegetables

Green bean composition

Watercolor, 11" x 14"

Garlic and bean pod composition

Charcoal pencil, 12" x 9"

Aubergine (work in progress)

Pastel and watercolor, 9" x 12"

Turban Gourd

12”x12”

Watercolor Pencils on paper

Artichoke

Charcoal pencil on tinted paper, 11" x 14"

Tomatillo

Graphite dust, 5" x 7"

Radish

Colored pencil on tinted paper, 6" x 9"

Garlic

Charcoal pencil, 12" x 9"

Mushrooms

Graphite, 6" x 8"

Avocado

Avocado, 8” x 6”, with value notes

Gourds

Gourds, Charcoal drawing on toned paper

12” x 8”

Amaryllis

Red Lion Amaryllis

Colored pencil, 14" x 14"

Amaryllis study

charcoal pencil

Drawing in the Greenhouse

Early stage of colored pencil Red Lion Amaryllis

Poster for 2014 CBG Student Exhibition

Fruit

Myer Lemons

Colored pencil on paper 7” H x 9” W

Grapes

Watercolor

Apple study

Graphite dust on film

8" x 10"

Apple Study

Colored pencil and Graphite on paper

8" x 10"

Pineapple

Pen & Ink

Tomato & fruit

Colored pencil, 9" x 12"

Leaf and persimmon composition

Graphite, 8" x 10"

Invasives

Drawings created for an exhibition on INVASIVE plants at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Conservation Area in Deerfield, Illinois, in Fall 2016.

Cutleaf Teasel

Dipsacus laciniatus

Graphite on paper, H30" xW20"

Friend, now Foe - Teasel

Cutleaf Teasel

Dipsacus laciniatus

Ink, colored and black, on Grafix matte film

24" H x 18" W

Common Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

Graphite, 16" x 20"

Acer platanoides (Norway maple) study

Graphite and Watercolor, 12" x 9"

Seeds

The Poisonous Peach

Prunus persica

Pen & Ink on Bristol Plate, 9" x 9"

The Poisonous Peach

Pen & Ink, 12” x 12”, exhibited in ASBA’s annual Small Works exhibition 2018

Acorn study

Watercolor, 11" x 14"

Kokia pod

Graphite, 5" x 8"

Oak and Acorn

Oak and Acorn

Silverpoint on Terraskin paper

6" x 9"

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Jack-in-the-Pulpit seeds, graphite, 6" x 9"

Pinecone base

Pen & Ink, 6" x 6"

Sedge sketch

Graphite, 11" x 14"

Acorn under microscope study

Graphite, 12" x 9"

Pinecone

Graphite 10" x 8"

Acorn drawing

Graphite, 12" x 9"

Egg - test your skill at 'graphite wash'

Graphite on paper

5" x 6"

Cleomes

Bird's Eye View - Cleome hassleriana

Intaglio etching with equating, hand colored with watercolor

10” x 10” on paper

Bird's Eye View, Cleome Bloom

Cleome hassleriana

Intaglio and Aquatint Print with Pen & Ink

10" W x 9" H

Bird's Eye View, Cleome hassleriana, neutral

Intaglio etching with aquatint, a la poupée inking

10” x 10” on paper

Cleome Inflorescence

Pen & Ink, 14" x 17"

Stand of Cleomes, tinted

Print of original Pen & Ink drawing, with Colored Pencil

26"H x 19"W

Stand of Cleomes

Cleome hassleriana

Pen & Ink on Bristol Board

28"H x 19 W"

Cleome study

Cleome hassleriana

Pen & Ink on Bristol Board, H 15" x W 12"

Cleome

Pen & Ink, 20" x 16"

Sketches from life

Big Bend purple cactus

Pineapple study

Graphite

Pineapple fruitlet

Graphite

Hydrangea flower

Graphite

Leaf - winter wonders

Pen & ink, with colored ink

Photo Gallery

The following photos were selected because they are meaningful to me. For instance, the “back of the envelope” (literally) drawing of a garden was the first sketch I did when the urge to resume drawing welled up in me. No materials at hand, I used hotel stationery and a ballpoint pen. The Garden Club of America Floral Design images are included because they made me susceptible to botanical art when it finally came my way.

2014 CBG Student Exhibition

Recognize that person and that picture? Posterized! "Red Lion Amaryllis, 2013" and the image was subsequently used twice in the CBG catalog of courses promoting Botanical Art courses

My first exhibition: 2013 CBG Student Art Exhibition. Notice my Amaryllis?

Opening reception.

Derek Norman and Claudia Lane

Past President, American Society of Botanical Artists, Chicago Botanic Garden art instructor, Derek Norman spoke on "Botanical Art: Then and Now" for the Show of Summer at the CBG in June 2014. Claudia, a student of Derek's, co-chaired the Garden Club of America Major Flower Show.

Derek Norman

Classroom critiques during the Scientific Illustration course taught by Derek at the CBG.

Heeyoung Kim

Wonderful artist and inspiring teacher, Heeyoung Kim.

Janet Stewart, accomplished potter!

Janet Stewart, my sister, with her beautiful work. Notice the 'sold' red dot. One of her pieces was featured in the 2015 Potters Council Calendar www.potterscouncil.org

The Nile

Floral design interpretation of the ancient culture of Egypt, featuring the papyrus plant. Awarded the Fenwick Medal by Garden Club of America, Best in Show, Blue ribbon in class. Arranged with Nancy Dorr for the Show of Summer 2004 at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Academic Milieu: University of Illinois, Computer Engineering

"Academic Milieu: University of Illinois, Computer Engineering," depicting the growth of the internet and cloud computing at this outstanding University, the subject of the exhibit. Blue ribbon winner in Show of Summer, major Garden Club of America Flower Show at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 2014.

CBG "Welcome" banner

Recognize that person? And those are excellent “words to live by!”

Kew Garden, London, England

Photography

Iguazu Falls, Brazil

Blue Ribbon winner at Garden Club of America Photography Show, Zone XI, 2016

Gone with the Wind

Dandelion, selected for the student exhibition 2016 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Also exhibited at the Garden Club of America Annual meeting, 2016, Minneapolis, where it was awarded a red ribbon in its class.