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Coach House Gallery Exhibition

The exhibition of my Leafcutter Bee Drawings is now on at the Coach House Gallery, Edgbaston, B15 2RT. The exhibition runs until 29th April, so plenty of time to catch it if you are in the area. There is a special event, "Bugs, Bees, Plants and Trees" in the garden at Winterbourne on Saturday 20th April 2013, which may also be of interest. Entry to the Gallery itself is free. Above: Some views of the exhibition. I have provided magnifying glasses for a closer look at some of the details…

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April 6, 2013
Coach House Gallery Exhibition
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Article in The Times

Just a little update to mention that a small piece appeared in last Sunday's Times Newspaper (16th March 2013, behind paywall) with details of my upcoming exhibition at The Coach House Gallery, Edgbaston (5th-23rd April 2013). Images of drawings which will be appearing in the exhibition are now online here: Leafcutter Bees Gallery. Further information on the exhibition can be found in this earlier blog post. You can read an interview with me in Bee Mentor which looks at my interest in leafcutter bees, but also covers my drawing techniques…

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March 20, 2013
Article in The Times
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Leafcutter bee feeding on borage flower

"Feeding on Borage Flower”, 2012 Ink and brush on Fabriano paper, approx. 6″ x 9″ Here is a detail of another of my series of Leafcutter Bees in brush and ink. This is one of a Leafcutter feeding on borage flowers last summer. You can view all the leafcutter bee drawings in this gallery. At the moment the bees are over-wintering in the bee-house in the shed, but soon they will be moving (along with me!) to a new house and garden. Hopefully they will hatch out in the Spring…

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January 28, 2013
Leafcutter bee feeding on borage flower
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Cutting a leaf circle

"Leafcutter Bee Cutting Leaf Circle from Rose Branch”, 2012 Ink and brush with some body colour, on Bristol Board, approx. 7″ x 4.5″ Here's another in my series of ink drawings based on Leafcutter Bees. This one shows a bee on a branch of rose leaves which are one of their favourite plants for harvesting nest material. Watching a bee cut a circle from a rose leaf is a truly wonderful experience. Once again I have used Winsor & Newton liquid Indian ink, which I absolutely love using. The paper is Bristol…

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November 6, 2012
Cutting a leaf circle