Flower Watching

“Gorgeous, vibrant, and heart-warming!  This book helped me connect with flowers in a whole new way.  I was invited to slow down, notice more, and paint as a form of relationship. Will you accept the invitation?”—Lila Higgins, Wild L.A. author and Director of Education & Horticulture at the California Native Plant Society

“A call to learn about, draw, enjoy, and protect the complex ecosystem in which the world of plants is involved.”—Clare Walker Leslie, author of Keeping a Nature Journal

"A gorgeous book, full of invitations to awaken our senses, open our imaginations, and let our creativity blossom. From wild spaces to edges of asphalt, the rich relationships between flowers and other beings come alive in these pages, as does the wondrous diversity of floral form. I highly recommend Robin Lee Carlson's stunning work to all who seek to deepen their connection with flowers and the living Earth."—David George Haskell, author of How Flowers Made our World

“Through the eyes of a botanist, every moment, every weed, every flower is a gift. Flower Watching: A Field Sketcher’s Guide to the Lives of Blooming Plants is a love letter to the beauty, wonder, and joy we experience when we slow down and focus our attention on plants around us. This awakening is accessible to everyone everywhere. You do not need to visit a wild or remote area. The gifts are accessible in vacant lots, grocery stores, gardens, and wild spaces near you."—John Muir Laws, artist, naturalist, author, and educator.

This is a book to savor. With a naturalist's eye and an artist's hand, Robin Lee Carlson reveals the richness waiting in every bloom for those who pause to look.  —Stephen Buchmann, author of What a Bee Knows