Mary Crabtree
@mcrabtreebotanical.bsky.social
Botanical artist in the US. Member of ASBA, ABA, RMSBA and SBA Fellow, CBE. www.MaryCrabtreeBotanicalArtist.com
Slowly, slowly, I’m beginning to work my way through this puzzle of a milkweed inflorescence. Asclepias speciosa, common milkweed, watercolor on vellum. #botanicalart
January 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Slowly, slowly, I’m beginning to work my way through this puzzle of a milkweed inflorescence. Asclepias speciosa, common milkweed, watercolor on vellum. #botanicalart
New one on the easel… Asclepias speciosa, showy milkweed. 14 x 17” Kelmscott vellum..soon to be in watercolor. The drawing for this was done a year ago but it needed quite a few changes when I got it out recently to start work on it. Funny how time allows you to see things differently. #botanicalart
January 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New one on the easel… Asclepias speciosa, showy milkweed. 14 x 17” Kelmscott vellum..soon to be in watercolor. The drawing for this was done a year ago but it needed quite a few changes when I got it out recently to start work on it. Funny how time allows you to see things differently. #botanicalart
Finished for now..Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed with monarch butterfly, watercolor on vellum. #botanicalart
December 23, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Finished for now..Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed with monarch butterfly, watercolor on vellum. #botanicalart
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US Fish & Wildlife has just announced their proposal to list the monarch as Threatened! I hope we can find ways to protect precious wildlife such as the monarch butterfly. It is one of my favorites to paint. #wildlife
December 11, 2024 at 2:16 AM
US Fish & Wildlife has just announced their proposal to list the monarch as Threatened! I hope we can find ways to protect precious wildlife such as the monarch butterfly. It is one of my favorites to paint. #wildlife
At last..the leaves are no longer disembodied! 🤣 I love connecting things with the stems..the plant comes to life. Still much to do though…next, the smaller stem with follicles…must paint faster. Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed, watercolor on Kelmscott vellum. #botanicalart #watercolor #wip
December 3, 2024 at 2:59 PM
At last..the leaves are no longer disembodied! 🤣 I love connecting things with the stems..the plant comes to life. Still much to do though…next, the smaller stem with follicles…must paint faster. Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed, watercolor on Kelmscott vellum. #botanicalart #watercolor #wip
Progress..slow but steady. Lots and lots of leaves, each a different angle and form. Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed, watercolor on vellum. #botanicalart #botanicalwatercolor #botanicalwatercolour #vellum #watercolorpainting #milkweed #wip
November 21, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Progress..slow but steady. Lots and lots of leaves, each a different angle and form. Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed, watercolor on vellum. #botanicalart #botanicalwatercolor #botanicalwatercolour #vellum #watercolorpainting #milkweed #wip
Hello Bluesky community. I’m here to connect with others who love botanical art and illustration - artists and art lovers.
Here’s an example of my work. This nodding thistle flower (‘Carduus nutans’) was painted in colored pencil on paper.
Here’s an example of my work. This nodding thistle flower (‘Carduus nutans’) was painted in colored pencil on paper.
November 19, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Hello Bluesky community. I’m here to connect with others who love botanical art and illustration - artists and art lovers.
Here’s an example of my work. This nodding thistle flower (‘Carduus nutans’) was painted in colored pencil on paper.
Here’s an example of my work. This nodding thistle flower (‘Carduus nutans’) was painted in colored pencil on paper.