This is a collection of the incredibly beautiful antique insect art by Joris Hoefnagel. Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601) was a famous 16th century Flemish artist and merchant. He was particularly well known for his illustrations of natural history subjects, topographical views, illustrations and mythological works. As an artist he was self-taught. Hoefnagel painted[Read more]
In the next street to me, there are two gorgeous magnolia trees that are in bloom at the moment. They look and smell so beautiful that it has inspired me to curate this collection of vintage magnolia prints. Like with many other flowers such as daffodils and tulips, magnolias are[Read more]
It’s hard to believe that these fish paintings of Louis Renard were first published in 1719. They are from the book “Poissons, écrevisses et crabes… que l’on trouve autour des Isles Moluques, et sur les côtes des Terres Australes” by Louis Renard. This was the first known book of colourful[Read more]
A collection of free Pierre-Joseph Redoute flower prints from his book “Choix des plus belles fleurs et de quelques branches des plus beaux fruits: Dédié les princesses Louise et Marie d’Orléans” The title of this 1827 book translates as “Choice of the most beautiful flowers and some branches of the[Read more]
Spring has arrived and that means the blue tits will be breading in the bird box in our gardens. They are one of the most beautiful songbirds in the UK and one of my favorite, so I have curated some vintage blue tit drawings. The blue tit is a small songbird in the tit family. It[Read more]
A curated collection of stunning colorful coral reef illustrations and prints of the Australian Great Barrier Reef. The coral prints are from the book “The Great Barrier Reef of Australia” (1893) by William Saville-Kent. William Saville-Kent was a British marine biologist whos book on the Great Barrier Reef was a pioneering publication,[Read more]
I’m loving the tropical trend in home interiors at the moment. A couple of weeks ago I shared some gorgeous vintage palm tree prints. This time I thought I would share a crafted parrot decor idea using some of the wonderful vintage bird illustrations on Pictureboxblue. When I think of[Read more]
The current trend for tropical prints in interiors really appeals to me. That’s why I have curated this cool collection of tropical palm tree illustrations. I don’t know if my love of tropical plant prints because I was actually born and grew up in the tropics themselves. Or it’s because[Read more]