Valerie Baines is a founding member and past vice president of Britain's Society of Botanical Artists. She has illustrated more than ten books concerned with natural history, including Guernsey Sketchbook, The Naturalist's Garden, The Story of Silk, and Mindful of Butterflies. She has written articles for The Artist magazine on drawing and painting in watercolor and tutors courses on painting at Pashley Manor, Ticehurst, Sussex, and at Juniper Hall Field Centre, Dorking, Surrey, where there is a butterfly garden. Valerie Baines resides in East Sussex, in England. Visit her at [...]

Introduction
Tools, Materials, and Tips
Sketchbook Opener
Crocus
Pussy Willow
Spring Flowers
Narcissus
Primula
Lily of the Valley
Violets
Still Life with Flowers and Strawberries
Striped Tulip
Three Tulips
Still Life with Tulip, Melon, and Flowers
Three “Broken” Tulips
Hyacinth
Strawberry
Apple Blossom
Iris
Bearded Iris
Hydrangea
Summer Flower Studies
Poppy: Pavot
Poppy
Anemones
Belladonna Lily
Lily
Agapanthus
Rosa Gallica
Branch of Roses
Still Life with Roses
Pink Rose with Buds
Bengal Rose
Eglantera Rose
Old-Fashioned Roses
Yellow Rose
Dandelion
Peony and Double Poppy
Peony
Cape Blue Water Lily
Water Lily
Morning Glory
Peach
Chrysanthemums
Yellow Chrysanthemums
Autumn Leaves
Oak Leaves and Acorns
Apple
Stone Pinecone
Eastern Pinecone
European Holly
About the Artist