20 Aug 2015

Portrait of an endangered scribbly gum woodland

posted in: Forest portraits, Wildlife illustration | 16

Drive from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, between the Glasshouse Mountains and Bribie Island, and you will pass through vast areas of exotic pine plantations. But it wasn’t always this way. Once there were miles of scribbly gum woodlands with … Read More
8 Jul 2015

How to draw a forest (Part 1) – or seeing the wood for the trees

posted in: Forest portraits, Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing | 18

Look for depictions of forests in art and you won’t find many. Sure, there are plenty of landscapes with trees. But look closer and you’ll notice there are only a few trees, probably to one side of the picture, and … Read More