Robinson, Les   (fl. 1990s, as a botanical illustrator)

Les Robinson studied law at Sydney University, but went on to become a cartoonist, helping found Streetwize Comics.

His interest in botany grew from a love of bushwalking. His first plant specimens, stored in plastic, rotted, so he turned to drawing them instead.

This became an obsession. After 700 drawings it occurred to him that he "could make the book he wished someone had made for him".

He spent the next three years living on the south coast, working on the book and helping fight sand mining then working as a campaign consultant on environmental and social issues in Sydney.

He's the author of two radically unrelated books: 'The Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney', and 'Changeology'.
(Changeology is a widely used approach to designing programs and projects. It's especially popular with professionals in sustainability, natural resource management, health promotion, road safety and workplace change.)

Les is now a consulting specialist in community change who brings science, rigorous process, clear thinking, warmth and fun to the practice of designing change efforts.

Source: Extracted from: preface for Robinson, L. (1994, 2003) The Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney.
www.enablingchange.com.au
Portrait Photo: 2022, website above.