Ginkgo biloba leaves Colored pencil, watercolor and graphite sketch by Krista Anandakuttan Now that chlorophyll masks are off in the northern hemisphere, it’s time to enjoy carotenoids (the yellows and oranges), and anthocyanins (reds and purples)....
Pen and ink illustration (detail) for the article in Madrono: Carex xerophila (Cyperaceae), a new sedge from the chaparral of northern California by P.F. Zika, L.P. Janeway, and B.l. Wilson.I love every stage of a botanical illustration. From the first meeting with...
Velella velella washed up on Wrights Beach, south of Jenner, CA. July 30, 2014 All the others in sight were flyaway, transparent and dry; this one still wet and brilliantly blue. I ignored a beautiful beach scene just long enough to sketch a portrait. These relatives...
Aren’t the best-loved books dog-eared and smudged? I once painted a notebook and page of pressed waterlilies and indigo– Years later (now) I entered it in an exhibit celebrating books. Here is “The Botanist’s Notebook” gouache on paper....
A sign of busy days: empty paint pots. See some recent artwork on my Facebook page Art of Krista Anandakuttan
