plant portrait

Himalayan Blackberry Rubus armeniacus.  Sketchbook illustration shows flower, flower cross section, leaf shape and underside, stem, seed, early fruit and seed detail

Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor compared to Greater Periwinkle Vinca major.  Sketchbook study sheet shows details of flowers, leaves, leaf venation, a habit sketch, and cross sections of the periwinkle flowers.

Common Blue-sow thistle Cicerbita macrophylla sketchbook page compared to Alpine Sow-thistle Cicerbita alpina. Details of leaf venation, habit sketch, individual ray florets, seed information, and associated comparative details of the Alpine Sow-thistle

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

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

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

Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii pen and ink line drawing with cone, needle, and cone scale details

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

Dogwood Cornus kousa sketchbook study including details of flower and fruit

Dog rose Rosa canina Sketchbook study with details of rosehips and flowers

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