Edwin John Alexander

Edwin John Alexander (1870-1926) was a Scottish artist who portrayed animals and plants in an elegant style that emphasized composition and subtle color. 

A Turlum Stag by Edwin John Alexander (1903)
Dundee Art Gallery and Museum, oil on canvas

As a boy he accompanied his father to North Africa, and spent four years living on a houseboat on the Nile.

Many of his paintings, such as these yellow daisies, were created with watercolor and gouache on tinted paper.

It appears that he often drew with a brush, defining forms with sparing touches and separating them with delicate, milky washes.

Alexander was inspired by Joseph Crawhall and by Japanese prints. 

Edwin John Alexander, wildflower, 1900,
watercolor, 20 x 10.5 cm. (7.9 x 4.1 in.)

There are online portfolios of Alexander's paintings on Artnet and on Athenaeum. He co-illustrated a book on Wild Flowers in 1912.