Lavender: The story behind the illustration

It's the season of lavender in the village. A celebration of the flower that grows so well here. Makers of all sorts are incorporating lavender into their creations. And it's no wonder why. Lavender sparks all of our senses from it's herbaceous smell, to it's subtle purple color and it's complex floral arrangement.

I love lavender. I love to see it, smell it, use it, and draw it. If you look up close to a lavender stalk, you can see that it holds dozens of tiny florets. The detail in these miniature flowers is astonishing. As with all things I draw, I take the idea and form of what I see and translate it into something more simplistic. And that's how I got this image. It's my elemental version of lavender.

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