2026 Drawing project - Mrs Willmott's Ghost

 

Mrs Willmott's Ghost   sketchbook page coloured pencil and ink    ©2026LisaLeQuelenec

Eryngium giganteum, with the common name Miss Willmott's Ghost, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. The short-lived herbaceous perennial thistle is native to the Caucasus and Iran in Western Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

Named after Ellen Willmott (1858 - 1934) who liked to secretly scatter seed, maybe the first guerrilla gardener, she certainly seemed like a character with an interesting life and a passion for horticulture.

I love this plant for it's barely there colour, almost luminescent tones, which makes a strong contrast against other plants. The specimens that I have drawn here were grown in my garden last summer and have dried to a hint of cream in colour. I am looking forward to seeing it again this year.

Mrs Willmott's Ghost (detail)   sketchbook page coloured pencil and ink    ©2026LisaLeQuelenec

Bold and Bright! A summery collection in Turquoise, Magenta and Sunshine Yellow

 

Bold and Bright - fabric, wallpaper & Soft Furnishings   ©2026Lisa Le Quelenec

Summer is on its way! The sun will be hot, the garden and beach accessories even hotter. Bold prints on crisp white in turquoise, magenta and sunshine yellow. Fabric, wallpaper and soft furnishings are available in my Spoonflower store. 

Bold and Bright - fabric, wallpaper & Soft Furnishings   ©2026Lisa Le Quelenec

For stationery and accessories visit RedBubble  ....how cute are the sundresses and totes?

My absolute favourite is the seahorse bedding in blue.

Bold and Bright - fabric, wallpaper & Soft Furnishings   ©2026Lisa Le Quelenec

Seahorse lino print cards available at Seaside Studios UK at Folksy.com ©2026LisaLeQuelenec

 Scallop lino print cards available at Seaside Studios UK at Folksy.com ©2026LisaLeQuelenec

The patterns were created using the linoprint cards that I made earlier in the year. They can be found in my Folksy store.

Roll on summer!

2026 drawing project - honesty... silver dollars...lunaria and a pine cone

 

Honesty Silver Dollars Lunaria   sketchbook drawing mixed media   ©2026LisaLeQuelenec  

April's drawing (I am so late posting!) is inspired by a stem of Honesty that blew across my path as I walked down to the fields. It was dull grey winter time and this little stem shone like it contained all the light of the day - so beautiful. It has been standing in a bottle for a few months waiting for its turn to be drawn. It isn't until you start to closely observe that you see just how many colours are contained within it's luminous discs, I'm not sure I have done it justice but it was an absolute joy to try.

Now I am not sure what happened to March's drawing because I did post it but it seems to have gotten lost as it is not here now. Anyway, I will include it here;

Pine cone Drawing stages   sketchbook mixed media   ©2026LisaLeQuelenec

I used to draw pinecones frequently in the past, I love getting lost in the patterns but has been a little while since the last one. I thought you might like to see the stages of drawing that I use and below the final sketch.

 

Pine cone  mixed media in sketchbook   ©2026LisaLeQuelenec

Below is a bonus sketch; on a familiar stretch on a dog walk I came across this on the path. Either the remainder of something's lunch or maybe discarded by another dog  was this 'pinecone flower' another treasure bagged and stored away in a pocket to be drawn. The strange thing was that I'm pretty sure the nearest pine tree is about a kilometre away so this little flower had travelled a bit.

Pine cone  mixed media in sketchbook   ©2026LisaLeQuelenec

I will try to be a little more punctual for May!