The Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration

Gallery of Finished Work

These are examples from my portfolio, showcasing a variety of media and techniques.

This painting was inspired by my garden when I lived in New Jersey. The flowers are Siberian irises, and the little critter is a hummingbird moth. Each afternoon the hummingbird moths would come to my garden to feed. I thought they were tiny hummingbirds at first. This is what is called mimicry in nature. They act very much like hummingbirds; it wasn’t until after careful inspection that I realized it was actually a moth. I used a wet-on-wet technique for the background and placed plastic wrap on top until dry. Once dry, I removed the plastic wrap, revealing the abstract background pattern. To preserve the white of the paper for the flowers ...