David Morrison’s Alluring Drawings Spring from the Blank Page

David Morrison continues his hyperrealistic explorations of flowers, seeds, and plants, capturing the intricacies and alluring textures found throughout nature in lush colored pencil. Delicate, fine lines and smooth gradients prevail in the artist’s drawings, which present the organic subject matter as if it were bathed in light. Rendered in a soft haze, shadows of individual fronds and nodes add a deceptive sense of depth to the two-dimensional works.

The pieces shown here are some of Morrison’s latest, and you can find more on his Instagram and via Garvey | Simon, where he’s represented.

a pink flower with long stems by David Morrison — “Botanical Series No.4 Drawing” (2025), colored pencil, 29 x 15 inches

a purple thistle flower with long stems by David Morrison — “Botanical No.3 Drawing” (2025), colored pencil, 29 x 15 inches

a green and white flower by David Morrison — “Iceland Poppy,” colored pencil on paper, 18 x 16.5 inches

a detail of pink flowers by David Morrison — Detail of “Botanical Series No.4 Drawing”

a detail image of a green and white flower by David Morrison — Detail of “Iceland Poppy”

a drawing of a dried seed pod by David Morrison — “Chinese Lantern No. 2” (2025), colored pencil on paper, 18 x 16.5 inches

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