News, News 2020, YouTube Channel

New name for my YouTube channel

Hello, I wanted to let you know that I have renamed my YouTube channel. So don't look for the channel Flora's Patch, it is no longer there... People were telling me that they had trouble finding my videos because Flora's Patch didn't really mean anything to them. I thought that was a fair comment. So… Continue reading New name for my YouTube channel

Art materials, News, News 2020, Painting, Reviews and Tests, YouTube Channel

Celebrating 1000 YouTube subscribers with unwrapping Daniel Smith video

Hello everyone! Two things happened simultaneously this week: my YouTube channel Flora's Patch reached 1000 subscribers and I received a box of paints from Daniel Smith to test for my next book and for some more videos and blog posts too. These two things got me pretty excited so I decided to combine them in… Continue reading Celebrating 1000 YouTube subscribers with unwrapping Daniel Smith video

Art Challenges, Art Tutorials, Drawing, Top Tips

Drawing Garden Roses 1: flat single rose (Rose Drawing Challenge 2020 Part 2)

First I want to thank my Patreon subscribers for sending me their drawings for the challenge. I hope that many of you my blog readers have been drawing too... I was going to publish my own three drawings in a single post/video, but the video ended up being almost one hour long... The last time… Continue reading Drawing Garden Roses 1: flat single rose (Rose Drawing Challenge 2020 Part 2)

Art Tutorials, Top Tips, YouTube Channel

13 top tip to get details right in botanical art

  Hello everyone, I have put together 13 great tips to get the details right in your botanical paintings. From drawing advice to botany, from wet-in-wet washes to dry brush technique, these 13 tips span the whole painting process, from the moment you pick your subject to the finishing touches on the final piece of… Continue reading 13 top tip to get details right in botanical art