Sketchbook studies

Tree of Heaven Allanthus alitissima  comparing bark of mature tree (on left) with young tree (on right)

Tree of Heaven AIlanthus alitissima bark of old tree showing grey colour and deep fissures

Tree of Heaven AIlanthus alitissima bark of young tree showing heart shaped leaf scar

Japanese Hop Humulus japonicus sketchbook study page.  Showing hops, seedling, stems detail, comparisons with the European common Hop, and male and female flowers

Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana sketchbook study

Yarrow Achillea millefolium sketchbook study with flower and leaf in coolour

Sloe Prunus spinosa sketchbook study including stuck in leaf and studies of fruit and blossom

Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea sketchbook study with an autumn coloured leaf and individual flower

Rowan or Mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia sketchbook study

winter jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum sketchbook study

Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa sketchbook study with colour details of an individual chestnut,  seed case, and leaf

Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina sketchbook study,  showing an individual flower and a habit sketch

Passion flower Passiflora sketchbook study with illustrations of the flowers and fruit

Pansy Viola tricolor sketchbook study with a focus on the flower colours

Hosta or Funkia sketchbook study with pencil and watercolour sketches of the variegated leaves

Hazel Corylus avellana sketchbook page with detailed pencil leaf study, detail of a young leaf and some nuts

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna sketchbook study, with a focus on the berries or haws

Dougals fir Pseudotsuga menziesii sketchbook study with detail of new needles and pine cones

Juniper Juniperus communis sketchbook study with details of dried and fresh berries

Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica Sketchbook study

Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa sketchbook study with detail of autumn leaf and berries.

Chicory Cichorium intybus sketchbook study with a focus of the bright sky blue flower

Chamomile Matricaria chamomilla sketchbook study showing the daisy-like heads

Chameleon plant Houttunyia cordata sketchbook study with a focus on the variegated leaves and red stem