Botanical Sketches and Other Stories

“The song of the curved line is called happiness.” Rene Crevel What is a line, and how can we use it to improve our art? Art...

Blechnum gibbum studies  ©  Shevaun Doherty “Love the process and the painting will happen” A friend once remarked that being a bo...

'Great Egg-spectations'   © Shevaun Doherty   You’re off to great places! Today is your day!  Your mountain is waiting, so...

“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” Franklin D. Roosevelt Life has been incredibly busy ...

A Taste of Spain, watercolour on vellum,  © Shevaun Doherty 2015 "When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving ...

Ferdinand Bauer's Colour Chart, Royal Botanic Gardens, Madrid “To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you giv...

Agapanthus II (unfinished) Shevaun Doherty 2015  "Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun un...