I have curated a collection of wonderful copyright free dragonfly drawings and illustrations from very old insect identification books. Some of these illustrations may be of closely related damselflies, where the insect has not been identified I have assumed they were dragonflies because they look like dragonflies. However, they could[Read more]
I have recently discovered the TV series Outlander, and I’m slowly working my way through all 5 seasons on Amazon Prime. The first season is set in Scotland which has given me the inspiration to compile this collection of free vintage maps of Scotland. My mother is Scottish and as[Read more]
These beautiful vintage orchid prints and drawings are the latest collection of botanical illustrations to add to the collection of flower prints on Pictureboxblue. This collection already includes the flower species such as roses, peonies, and poppies plus many more. Orchids are considered some of the most beautiful and mysterious[Read more]
There are some wonderful vintage human skull drawings on Pictureboxblue that would look great framed for Halloween. I decided to take one of these vintage drawings up a notch, by creating some fun DIY skull decor for Halloween. As Halloween is all about the night I thought it would be[Read more]
I love to decorate my home for Halloween with vintage images. In the past, I have framed vintage skeleton illustrations and spooky bat drawings. I have just added to that collection with these human skull drawings. The human skull is associated with Halloween probably due to its symbolism of death. [Read more]
I still can’t get enough of the beautiful fish paintings of Louis Renard. I have used them again in creating a fun rainbow fish display for my gallery wall. It’s amazing to think that these wonderful tropical fish illustrations were painted in the early 18th Century. They are such bright,[Read more]
Whenever I go for a walk in the woods I can’t help pocketing a few pine cones from the forest floor. I just love a pine cone and I thought it would be fun to curate a collection of wonderful botanical pine cone drawings and prints. Pine cones are very[Read more]
A curated collection of vintage fungi and mushroom drawings from the book “Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms” by James Sowerby (1809). James Sowerby was an English naturalist, illustrator, and mineralogist. He studied art at the Royal Acadamy in London in the late 18th Century. James started off his artistic career[Read more]