Artiste Botanique
When I heard that there was a new, Non-granulating French Ultramarine, my heart missed a beat. It definitely didn’t feel right. I had that feeling you get when a long trusted and beloved friend does something so bad you didn’t even know they were capable of it. My favourite blue had stopped behaving like it… Continue reading Pigment Spotlight- The non-granulating French Ultramarine aberration
“It will never work” “They will completely ignore it” “It will always be filthy” That was Mr. Flora’s Patch’s verdict on the general usefulness of a birdbath. Eventually he gave in, probably because it was easier. On a sale day at the garden centre, I got my birds a bath and proudly installed it by… Continue reading The Birdbath Coup
The Perylene family is relatively new to the exclusive pigment neighbourhood. The first Perylene was discovered in 1912 but didn’t move in until the 1950’s. Even then, it was not widely seen and only became part of the artist community in the 1980’s. Even today, their position is not as prominent as other families, such… Continue reading Pigment spotlight – The Perylene family
I have posted my first home-made video on my brand new YouTube channel, Flora's Patch. It's the first of a four-part demonstration of a sunflower painting. The demonstration will also be published in Artists & Illustrators magazine in the summer, as a "masterclass". (That's what they call it, a bit more dramatic than "demonstration"...) This… Continue reading My first YouTube video
Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Subfamily: Thalictroideae Genus: Aquilegia Type: Hardy perennial Propagation: Seed Native to: Europe and North America I never planted an Aquilegia, yet at this time of year my garden is full of them. They are not fancy ones with strange colours and extra long spurs at the… Continue reading Plant of the month – May 2016 – Aquilegia
Sandrine Maugy 