gardening

Lily of the Valley flower Convallaria majalis.  Single bloom from a drooping flowering spike

Carnation flower Dianthus caryophyllus, white tinged with pink.

Foxglove flower Digitaria purpurea.  Single flower shown face on.

Lilac flower Syringa vulgaris.  Close up of one flower from a larger flowering spike.

Chrysanthemum flower Pom-pom, a single flower with golden petal colour.

Monstera and Calthea ferns growing together.  For a packaging job for Fernway.

One rose cut to white

Mulberry Morus nigra berries and leaf, colour on pen and ink drawing

Alaskan lupin Lupinus nootkanensis plant showing leaves and blue flowering spikes.

Nootka lupin Lupinus nootkanensis flowering spike in sketch style, watercolour & graphite

Nootka lupin Lupinus nootkanensis sketchbook studies showing details of leaflets, seed pods, seeds, root, habit sketch, and flower cross sections.

Nootka lupin sketch with notes showing details of leaflets, seed pods, seeds, root, habit sketch, and flower cross sections.

Close up of the lily flower, face on.  Cut to white.

Rowan Sorbus acuparia groenlandica flowers berries leaves, annotated in a layout Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Dahurian larch Larix gmelinii cones flowers and needles in layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Yew Taxus baccata Female and male flowers and berries on branch with text and layout Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris Female strobile male flowers cone and sprig layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)  

White spruce Picea glauca cones flowers needles layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Downy birch Betula pubescens showing flowers, catkins, leaves, fruiting scale, fruit, male catkin scale, and male catkin flower.  Elements are combined into one layout with annotations. Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Black spruce Picea mariana cones flowers needles layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Blossom of Rowan Sorbus acuparia.  Close up illustration of a cluster of flowers.

Rowan Sorbus aucuparia sprig showing opposite leaves and blossom.

Dahurian Larch Larix gmelinii tree showing krummholz symptoms due to arctic conditions Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

White Spruce Picea glauca tree showing bushy growth Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)