Original Botanical Drawings By Jemma Sykes
Original Biro Drawings Inspired by Nature
All original biro drawings by Jemma Sykes are created on heavyweight cartridge paper and finished with an archival-quality fixative for lasting UV protection. Inspired by the changing seasons and the flora surrounding her Cotswold home, each drawing captures the intricate beauty and quiet resilience of the natural world.
Influenced by botanical illustration, folklore and textile design, Jemma’s detailed compositions celebrate the patterns, textures and forms found within wild and cultivated plants. To enquire about purchasing an original artwork, please click the get in touch button and include the reference number of the piece you are interested in.
Out Of The Darkness
2025, Biro on Cartridge paper. Winter darkness brings fresh hopes and new beginnings, the beginning of the year, and the beginning of my practise.
Size: A2
Reference: OR1
Price: £350
Into The Light
2025, Biro on Cartridge paper. Into the Light: New beginnings and the fresh hopes we hold in the new. The dawn of a new day.
Size: A2
Reference: OR2
Price: £350
Dandelion Star
2025, Biro on Cartridge paper. As children we are encouraged to wish on so many things for fun, this piece is a reminder to my adult self to keep wishing on dandelion clocks and the first star you see at night.
Size: A2
Reference: OR3
Price: £350
If All Seeds Scatter
2025, Biro on Cartridge paper. With its exaggerated globe like composition, this piece thinks about the conditions we give to our wishes, your wishes will be granted only if …..
Size: A2
Reference: OR4
Price: £350
Among the Cosmos Part 1
2025, Biro on Cartridge paper. Fieldfares sit among the stems of Cosmos, a flower whose meaning implies a peaceful harmony or joy of life.
Size: A2
Reference: OR5
Price: £350
Among the Cosmos Part 2
2025, Biro on Cartridge paper. A partner to Among the Cosmos 1, the fieldfares exist in a seemingly peaceful habitat of Cosmos flowers.
Size: A2
Reference: OR6
Price: £350
The Hellebores of Cerney Part 1
2026, Biro on Cartridge paper. Imagined interactions of Great Tits among their habitat of hellebores.
Size: A2
Reference: OR7
Price: £350
The Hellebores of Cerney Part 2
2026, Biro on Cartridge paper. Part 2s composition is almost a reflection of Part 1.
Size: A2
Reference: OR8
Price: £350
Horseshoe
2025, Biro on Cartridge paper. A Horseshoe wreath composition of the Wild Carrot flower at all stages of its life.
Size: A2
Reference: OR9
Price: £350
Teardrop
2025, Biro on Cartridge paper. The silhouette of a teardrop was inspired by the wild carrots habit of blooming immediately after summer rain.
Size: A2
Reference: OR10
Price: £350
The Butterfly Nest
2026, Biro on Cartridge paper. A stylised lace-like composition echoes of summertime, featuring wild carrot and cabbage white butterflies.
Size: A1
Reference: OR11
Price: £450