A word from Alice - studio stories from Alice Draws the Line

It's not really a surprise that I have, once again been excited by the snowdrops this year. 

I've drawn them before - yes. Many, many times. But that doesn't take anything away from them. I still like drawing them. I like looking at them, working out their structure and shapes and colours (yes green and white but the colours and shades within those colours too!).

How do I preserve my wedding bouquet?

... this seems to be a question that many florists are asked, and that many people google. There are lots of different ways to preserve the beautiful blooms that you have at your wedding. One of these is this way - by having them painted by me!

I like to preserve wedding bouquets through illustration. Creating a bespoke piece of artwork for your wall.

Last week I had a really inspiring phone conversation and afterwards I decided to go for a walk and keep mulling over the goodness as I went. 

It was bitterly cold but bright and the sun was catching a huge swathe of snowdrops that I passed. 

Well, I almost managed to pass them, but not before crouching down to photograph them!

I had the absolute pleasure of drawing Beth’s bouquet for her as a lasting memory of her beautiful bouquet from her wedding day.

The bouquet was created by Louise at May Rose Floral Design, Hereford. 

It was a December wedding and the bouquet included wax flowers, roses, olive leaf and ruscus.

Drawing is so instinctive for me now that I just do it. 

However, when someone else watches me draw and comments on the process of how a drawing is created it makes me almost zoom out and think about how I’m constructing the picture and what I’m looking at and when. 

So this week I’ve tried something new. I sat down to do my daily drawing but this time, I filmed it in real time and talked as I drew, in an attempt to explain what I’m doing and where I’m looking as I go.