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Alina Lupu

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Narcissus poeticus, gouache on toned paper.

Drawing Japanese quince flowers, while reviewing the Gillott nibs (link in bio)

Working on a new tutorial

Asarum europaeum

Fritillaria

How to Draw a Grape Hyacinth - new step-by-step tutorial on Patreon

Adding a bit of colour to my #botanicaljournal by sketching the flowers of a female Katsura tree.

Drawing of a #houseplant for a change, dedication to Laura @myprivategarden_

The second part of the tutorial on How to Draw Flowers like Leonardo da Vinci is now on Patreon.

Revisiting old sketchbooks #castdrawing

Chimonanthus praecox, the wintersweet

How to draw flowers like Leonardo da Vinci (link in bio)

This again... Nature have slept for 3 more weeks this spring compared to last year. Interesting how, when you are confined to one place for a long time, you start to notice this sort of things.

Back to my Botanical Journal. Seedling of Abies alba.

Corydalis solida

Iris reticulata, dip pen and indian ink

Dos and don'ts of collecting specimens

The subject of this month's Live with Q&A was the composition and drawing with dip pen of this beautiful Viola odorata.

Fragaria, dip pen and ink

New step-by-step demo on how to draw insects (link in bio)

Koelreuteria paniculata

10 min oil skeches of apples

Learn how to create a design inspired by the Iris flower (link in bio)

Saying goodbye to winter with this drawing of Chimonathus praecox flowers, the wintersweet.

Snowdrop flower study

Crocus heuffelianus

I'm listening Frank Wilczek talking about the nature of time and I'm finishing this coralberry painting in my botanical journal. I have such a love-hate relationship with watercolour: I love the result, but I hate the process. And sometimes the result hates me :)) I love how in winter the leaves on this shrub look like wings...

I'm almost sorry to add watercolour to this page

The love, the madness, the sublime, the horror and the millions of heartbeats between them... Aren't we the lucky ones?

Hibiscus

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