Patricia Gherase
Looking closely at the natural world through drawing, research, and paint.
Botanical & Natural History Illustration
I sketch, take notes, make observations, and return to the same subject again and again. By the time I begin painting, I've already spent hours studying its form, patterns, textures, and character, trying to understand it beyond first impressions.
Every painting starts with curiosity
Observation becomes structure
The sketchbook is only the beginning.
Watercolour paintings
Back in the studio, studies, notes, and reference material are brought together and developed into a finished botanical or natural history illustration.
Savoy Cabbage - Brassica Oleracea
Watercolour on paper
2023
Punica Granatum
Watercolour on paper
2021
Recent Commission
Antica Terra, Oregon, USA
A series of commissioned artworks for wine labels, exploring archaeological objects through detailed drawing and traditional media.