natural history illustration

Robin Erithacus rubecula perched on an old wooden post

Raspberry Rubus idaeus pen and ink illustration with details of flowers & raspberries

Raspberry Rubus idaeus sketchbook study witha focus on the berries

Ramsons Allium ursinum with details of the flowers, seeds and wild garlic bulb

Quaking grass Briza media with detail of ligule and flower

Puccinia recondite or P tritcina Brown Rust Wheat disease

Primrose Primula vulgaris plant showing pale underside and darker top of leaves

Pollinators bee ant hoverfly on Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica

House sparrow Passer domesticus.  Male in profile, pen and ink with colour wash

Tree sparrow Passer montanus Male diagram in pen and ink with colour wash

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

Horse radish Armorica rusticana pen and ink line drawing with one leaf and the structure of the root in detail

Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum in pen and ink with detail of conker and flowering spike

Hornbeam Carpinus betulus with flower and a cluster of seed catkins

Holly Ilex aquifolium portriat of one leaf, with a focus on the prickles and shine

Hedgerow bedstraw Galium mollugo showing the plant’s sprawling habit.  With detail of one leaf.

Heather Calluna vulgaris pen and ink line drawing with details of the shoot and individual flower

Hazel Corylus avellana sketchbook study with pencil and wash leaf as well as details of catkins, nuts and a leaf.

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

Hay meadow cross section showing mole burrow and roots below the soil and flowers, butterflies, and insects above ground

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

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna pen and ink botanical illustration with details of the berries (or haws), blossom, and individual leaf

Hairy tare Vicia hirstuta with a focus on the leaves and tendrils

Hairy bittercress Cardamine hirsuta in pen and ink with flower and seed detail