Rewild Your Drawing

Reconnect with nature and learn how to draw beautiful botanicals through mindful, step-by-step practice.

Rewild Your Drawing

is a calming and creative guide to drawing plants and flowers that blends accessible botanical illustration techniques with plant lore and the restorative power of creative mindfulness. Designed to help you

observe more closely, draw with confidence

and

reconnect with the natural world

, this book invites you to rediscover drawing as a gentle, grounding practice rather than a pursuit of perfection.

Artist and botanical illustrator

Marta Glowacka

provides:

Clear,

step-by-step drawing tutorials

for leaves, flowers, berries, plants and more broken down into simple, approachable stages.

Seasonal projects

inspired by spring, summer, autumn and winter plants, encouraging you to work in rhythm with the natural year.

Guidance on

materials and techniques

, including coloured pencils and alcohol-based markers, blending, shading and colour theory.

Plant studies enriched with

lore and botanical facts

, deepening your connection to each subject as you draw it.

Creative mindfulness prompts

and observation tips to help you slow down, notice more and enjoy the process as much as the result.

Beginning with the essentials, the book builds skills gradually and encouragingly, making it

suitable for beginners

while still

offering depth and inspiration for more experienced artists

. Whether you draw at your desk, in a sketchbook on walks or from treasured plants at home,

Rewild Your Drawing

offers a slower, more mindful way to develop your skills.

This is a book for artists, gardeners and nature-lovers - and anyone looking to discover or rediscover the quiet joy of drawing by hand.