Barnaby Edwards

Conté crayon on paper.

The universe's most famous singing cannibal plant. Watercolour and ink on Cotman paper.

A pencil study of the painting by François-Xavier Fabre (1766 - 1837).

A study of hands in noir and blanc Conté pencils on toned Ingres paper, after Albrecht Dürer.

The weir at Athelhampton, the 15th-century manor house near Dorchester in Dorset. Watercolour on watercolour paper.

Oil on canvas.

Pencil on paper.

A pen and ink study of part of Annie Swynnerton's 1890 painting.

These are the standing stones outside the neolithic Zennor Quoit on the north coast of Cornwall.

A pen and wash illustration of Liz Hyder's celebrated novel Bearmouth.

A watercolour and coloured pencil sketch of this famous Somerset beauty spot.

Pen and ink. In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is an immense ash tree that is central and considered very holy. The branches of Yggdrasil extend far into the heavens, and the tree is supported by three roots that extend far away into other locations; one to the well Urðarbrunnr in the heavens, one to the spring Hvergelmir, and another to the well Mímisbrunnr. Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the wyrm (dragon) Níðhöggr, an unnamed eagle, and a mischievous squirrel called Ratatoskr who carries messages and insults between the two.

This is a pen and ink study of the head of Michelangelo's David.

Pencil on paper.

A pen and wash study of the roof of the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland.

A watercolour and coloured pencil study of a ruined tin mine on the north coast of Cornwall.

The central circular stone of the neolithic Mên-an-Tol standing stones in Cornwall. According to legend, passing a Changeling through the hole was the only way a mother could get back her pixie-stolen child.

Zennor Quoit is a ruined megalithic burial chamber or dolmen, located on a moor about a mile east of the village of Zennor, Cornwall. It dates to 2500–1500 BC. Aside from the 12.5-tonne roof, which collapsed some time between 1770 and 1865, the chamber is in good condition. The chamber dates to between 2500–1500 BC and is one of eight remaining quoits on the West Penwith moors. Archaeological evidence unearthed on the site has indicated that the chamber was used for the burial of bodies which at some point would be cremated and removed and replaced with others. The purpose of the exterior stones are believed to have been for resting the dead bodies against for the flesh to be devoured by birds before burial. Excavations at the site ha...

This stretch of primary rainforest occurs on the western side of Tasmania. Pen, ink & watercolour pencil on watercolour paper.

Oil on canvas.

Watercolour and coloured pencil study of a male.

This watercolour was originally intended to become the touring poster for a major African theatre company. Sadly, funding did not materialize and the tour was cancelled. The design lives on, though!

US model Leaon Gordon. Ink and wash on Strathmore toned paper.

A wild seascape at this beauty spot on the north coast of Cornwall. The giant Bedruthan is said to have used these rocks as stepping stones.

The great woodland spirit himself. Drawn digitally using Procreate.

Boscawen-ûn is a Bronze age stone circle close to St Buryan in Cornwall. It consists of 19 upright stones in an ellipse with diameters 24.9m and 21.9m, with another, leaning, stone just south of the centre. There is a west-facing gap in the circle, which may have formed an entrance. The Gorseth Kernow was inaugurated here in 1928. An old Welsh triad mentions one of the three principal gorseddau of the Island of Britain as "Beisgawen in Dumnonia", which was taken to refer to Boscawen-ûn by the Gorseth's founders. The stone circle at Boscawen-ûn, was erected in the Bronze Age. It is possible that it was a meeting place for druids in the Iron Age. In any case, a Bardic group (Cornish: Gorsedd) may have existed in this area, because i...

The circle, which is thought to be complete, comprises nineteen granite megaliths and is situated in a field near Land's End. The stones are approximately 1.2 metres high and are spaced apart by three to four metres. The circle is approximately twenty-four metres in diameter, with the tallest stone standing 1.4 metres tall. On the east side is a larger gap between the stones. To the south, is another stone, giving the system a north-south orientation. The local myth about the creation of the stones suggests that nineteen maidens were turned into stone as punishment for dancing on a Sunday. (Dans Maen translates as Stone Dance.) The pipers, two megaliths some distance north-east of the circle, are said to be the petrified remains of t...

Carn Euny is an archaeological site near Sancreed, on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, with considerable evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement. Excavations on this site have shown that there was activity at Carn Euny as early as the Neolithic period. There is evidence that shows that the first timber huts in this site were built around 200 BC, but by the 1st century before Christ, these timber huts had been replaced by stone huts. The remains of these stone huts are still visible today. Carn Euny is best known for the well-preserved state of the large fogou, an underground passageway, which is more than 65 feet (20 metres) long. This fogou runs just below the surface of the ground and is roofed with massive stone...

This pen and watercolour illustration was created for a theatrical production of J.M. Barrie's classic children's story, Peter Pan.

Conté crayon on paper.

This pen and watercolour illustration is inspired by the Wild West.

This is a pen and ink illustration.

A pen and watercolour sketch. Ideal as a first night card or a gift for the thespian in your life.

A pen and ink drawing inspired by the Nordic legend of frost giants.

An ink pen study of a cow at Lanhydrock, Cornwall.

Pen, ink and wash on watercolour paper.