My love for flowers and gardening knows two boundaries — lack of space, and flaming climate that cannot possibly play host to my favourite Spring-loving flowers (at one stage I really wanted to attempt to grow tulips or poppies in a fridge).

Nevertheless I feel compensated when I can marvel at my neighbours’ flowers (remember her’s?), peeking into florists’ fridges, and last but not least through armchair gardening.

And speaking of which, these beautiful watercolour illustrations adorning Renee’s Garden seed packs by artist Mimi Osborne are sending comforting messages to me too :)

The hatching technique is simply beautiful…I couldn’t take my eyes off this drawing by Datoka Jolene Snow in her Etsy shop Coda Bun.

If I should get my portrait done someday, not only would I like it water coloured but now hatched as well. Sorry camera (again).

As much as I prefer to stay away from crowded busy places, I really like busy market places or villages richly illustrated, like this scene titled “Baltimore City” by illustrator Nargol Arefi.

Available in her shop Neely Illustration.

I’m so glad to have stumbled upon the artwork of Lena Guberman at Carbonmade. Looking through her illustrations on children brought many smiles and lifted my spirits (life is stressful…you know).

How cute is the reflection on the child’s head and window?!

By John White.

On my mind these few days are the sensational watercolour drawings by Cate Parr of Silver Ridge Studio.

Now, I’m thinking if I should have my portrait done, I want it illustrated with water colours and look this glamourous. Sorry camera.

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