bees

Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris with Sleepy carpenter bee Chelostoma florisomne and Red Mason bee Osmia bicornis. Seed packet design for Roselyn Seeds

Sketch of Pear blossom and leaves of Pyrus communis completed in pencil, tonal and line drawing

Sheet of Perry Pear sketches Pyrus communis completed in pencil

Pencil drawing of Pear and leaves Pyrus communis showing two fruit and a few leaves

Pear leaf Pyrus communis, tonal study in graphite pencil

Pear fruit Pyrus communis leaves tonal study showing typical growth pattern

Drawing of Pear blossom Pyrus communis.  Pencil line drawing.

‌Line drawing of Pear blossom Pyrus communis showing tip of branch, blossom and leaves

Blossom of Pear Pyrus communis tonal study.  Graphite sketch.

Tonal study of pear blossom showing flowers and leaves, sketchbook piece.

Three pear blossom flowers. Pencil botanical illustration.

Study of Pear leaves and flower Pyrus communis, cut to white.

Pear fruit with leaves shows one pear and sketched leaves behind.  Pencil.

Black oil beetle Meloe proscarabaeus showing distinctive abdominal shape and antennae.

Wasps and bees hibernating in cracks in an old wall, showing common UK bee and social wasp species in the mortar of a church wall

Garden bumblebee cut to white showing markings and shaggy long hair

Honey bee worker Apis mellifera illustration from A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough

Almond Prunus dulcis in blossom with almond nut revealed

Almond tree illustration showing typical wide growth pattern

Linden or lime tree Tilia x europaea pen and ink line drawing with detail

Pollinators bee ant hoverfly on Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica

Blackberry Rubus fruticosus line drawing with focus on the blossom and berries

Dandelion Taxacum officinale with details of seed and root

Blackthorn or Sloe Prunus spinosa, one sprig in blossom and the other bearing fruit