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Botanical Christmas Gift Guide 2025
Nature-Inspired Gifts for the People You Love 🌿 Christmas is just around the corner, and many of us might still be wondering about the perfect gift for the special friends and family in our lives. If you are seeking something artistic and carefully crafted, botanical...
From Holly to Cookies: My Festive Artwork Through the Years
Learn to create five unique festive artworks inspired by botanical elements and holiday traditions. Each design incorporates seasonal motifs, color, and playful details suitable for cards, keepsakes, or personal projects.
A Year in Bloom: The Creation of my 2026 Calendar
Discover the inspiration and process behind my 2026 Botanical Calendar, featuring roses, peonies, sunflowers and more. Explore how art and nature can enrich your everyday life.
Botanical Inspiration: Spending a Day at Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Discover the beauty of Birmingham Botanical Gardens with Botanical Artist Emma Tildesley. Uncover the hundreds of species on display, including bonsai, orchids and more.
Autumn as a Botanical Artist
This morning, I noticed how quickly autumn is settling in. Cool mornings and crisp leaves always remind me of why I adore this season. So, in this week's blog, I am feeling inspired to reflect on some of my favourite autumnal artworks over the years. Miniature Pumpkin...
Book Review: Fabulous Flowers by Sun-Kyong Clifford
Recently, I have kindly been gifted a copy of Sun-Kyong Clifford’s new book, Fabulous Flowers. It’s a brand-new publication released earlier this month, so I have been truly excited to have a chance to sit down, read and draw some of the twenty stunning subjects...
Society of Botanical Artists | Co-President
I am thrilled to share that I have been elected Co-President, joining Claire Ward to lead the Society into its next chapter. Working with this charity has always been a source of pride, and this new role is especially meaningful to me, both professionally and...
Exploring the Plants and Flowers of Witley Court and Gardens
Introduction This week, I went looking for fresh inspiration outdoors as autumn begins to creep in. My visit took me to Witley Court and Gardens, a once-grand country house now standing in ruins after a 19th-century fire. Even in its damaged state, the building is...
The Five Most Useful Polychromos Pencils for Botanical Artists
As a Patreon Creator, my mission is to make art as approachable as possible, showing learners how to achieve professional results with just a few essential tools. When I first began my own artistic journey, I experimented with countless products and techniques before...
Book Review: Sketching Nature by Dianne Sutherland
This week's read has been a beautifully refreshing introduction to the art of botanical sketchbooking. A completed sketchbook often feels like more than just a collection of drawings, it’s a living study of plants and a creative journal that blends careful studying,...