Caroline Allen at the The Lifecycle of Plants Exhibition at Bowood House The Bath Society of Botanical Artists was invited by Lord Kerry in 2024 to illustrate plants from the Bowood collection for an exhibition in the Garden Studio, located within the Walled Garden. Opens 27th March - 1st November. Tickets are available on the Bowood House website. https://bowood.org/house-gardens/ Entitled The Lifecycle of Plants, the exhibition features paintings of plants from the Bowood

A beautiful starling taken from my kitchen window. Taken with Nikon d750 and Nikkor 200mm - 500mm telephoto zoom lens. Amazing detail to...

The best thing about bird photography is that it opens up another world to you. You finally see the details of the birds feathers, faces,...

I always take my Nikon d750 camera and 50mm lens on holiday so I can shoot food at markets. (If in the studio I sometimes use a Macro...

Having the right background for your food photography adds interest to an image. You can make your own cheaply by finding old wooden...

Getting the light right is the most important aspect of food photography. Not to mention the placement of the freshest food you can find....

A beautiful pink cosmos watercolour painting using Windsor & Newton professional watercolours. This flower took almost a week to paint...

Watercolour painting of an Adonis Blue butterfly using Windsor & Newton Professional watercolours. Used in a repeat pattern for wallpaper...

I thought I would try my hand at bird photography to add to my collection of images of flowers and butterflies which I use for designing...

Screen Printing My hand drawn sketches were printed using the inkjet printer and also hand drawn directly onto acetate using opaque...