The Seven Seasons

Die Sieben Jahreszeiten

Illustrations for Isabelle Van Groeningen’s wonderful book on gardening in Germany. Published by Insel/Suhrkamp.

Available to purchase online.

Each painting takes you through Isabelle’s seven season philosophy on gardening.




Left, ‘Early Summer’, below, ‘Summer’.



Left, ‘April-June’; right, ‘Autumn’.




“This book is a wealth of knowledge... At times [Isabelle Van Groeningen]
puts it in a poetic way, so that all her deep love for garden art shines
through in the lines. [The] drawings as well as the illustrations ... make
this book a thoroughly tactile pleasure.”




Below: Clockwise from left, ‘Early Autumn’; ‘December - February’; Vignettes from the book; ‘December - February’.