herbal medicine

Love vine Cassytha filiformis completed for Montserrat National Trust

Mosquito basil Ocimum basilicum completed for Montserrat National Trust

Mosquito basil Ocimum basilicum completed for Montserrat National Trust

Arrowroot Maranta arundinacea pen and ink completed for Montserrat National Trust

Arrowroot Maranta arundinacea completed for Montserrat National Trust

Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata showing distinctive blue flowers

With stem detail showing swollen red bases of stem hairs

Western eyebright Euphrasia tetraquetra with leaf & flower detail

Pung coolie or Bitter melon Momordica charantia showing fruit split to reveal red seeds

Pung coolie or Bitter melon Momordica charantia showing fruti split to reveal seeds

Klip dagga Leonotis nepetifolia watercolour with detail of flower

Klip dagga Leonotis nepetifolia with detail of individual flower

Juk juk or Culantro Eryngium foetidum with detail of flowering head

Juk juk or Culantro Eryngium foetidum pen and ink line drawing

Small-leaved or Small leaved Lime Tilia cordata sketchbook page

Witch-hazel tree Hamamelis virginiana in bloom in winter.  Illustration shows snow on the ground, and twigs visible.

Witch-hazel tree Hamamelis virginiana in bloom in winter.  Illustration shows snow on the ground, and twigs visible.

Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana sprig and individual flower

Sage Salvia officianalis sketchbook study showing leaf and flower and tonal study of leaf texture

Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis sketchbook study page with comparisons to Solidago gigantea

Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima sketchbook study page and habit sketch

Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima habit drawing showing mature tree in flower

Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis habit drawing showing entire plant

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