Louisa Crispin

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    • Bee Studies
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    • Botanical Studies
    • Field Studies
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    • Full Catalogue
    • Shop mini series (incl. bees)
    • Shop FP Sculptures
    • Shop FP minis
    • Shop Glimpse exhibition catalog
    • Kevis House Gallery
    • West End House Gallery
    • John Davies Gallery
    • NewArt Gallery
    • Muse Gallery
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    • CountryLiving article
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The #DailyBee

In 2014 a Bufftail Bumble Bee Queen made a nest in our loft space and I spent a fascinating summer watching the family foraging my garden. After a few months we noticed extra activity as the young males waited for the new queens to emerge and the next generation was on it's way. Bumble Bees do not live a long life and I often found specimens dotted about the garden.
Drawing them was so obvious but I didn't expect it to turn out quite the way it has. There are many days when I am unable to spend much time in the studio, but for an artist it is important to draw regularly. Although detailed and multilayered, I found drawing a bee to be just the right amount of time and so it began. Posting phonesnaps of the finished bees on Social Media gave me additional encouragement, as did the number of people asking to buy one! 
I do not draw a bee every day, I'm not that disciplined, but they are there for me when needed. It has been fascinating to see how they have changed, how drawing them every day for a period of time has made me look for interesting angles and deeper at the way they are constructed.
Here is a small selection.  If you want to see them all, have a look at my facebook,  twitter or instagram photos - try searching for "#DailyBee"
The current selection of bees available to purchase can be found here.

Louisa Crispin

Oak Cottage, Talbot Road, 
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Hawkhurst Kent TN18 4LU (UK)
 ​07708 148413
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