Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvaticus Habit sketch
Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvaticus Habit sketch showing entire plant.
Elder Sambuccus nigra sketchbook page
Elder Sambuccus nigra sketchbook page with detailed berries in full colour
Brass Buttons Cotula coronopifolia Sketchbook study
Brass Buttons or Buttonweed Cotula coronopifolia with habit sketch, detail of flowering head, and amplexicaul leaf details. Seeds and seed distribution, along with the variety of leaf forms are also shown.
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa sketchbook study
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa sketchbook study. Illustration shows comparison with the cultivated parsnip plant, Pastinaca sativa sativa. It also includes details on the petiole, flower, umbel, seed head, seeds, and root.
Spreading Cotoneaster Cotoneaster divaricatus Sketchbook study
Spreading Cotoneaster Cotoneaster divaricatus Sketchbook study showing leaf vein patters, underneath of leaves, twigs, branching pattern, and autumn foliage. Also shown are details of the Spreading cotoneaster berry, flowers, cross section of a flower, and habit sketch. For more on cotoneaster species, look at my blog.
Snow-in-Summer Cerastium tomentosum Sketchbook Study
Snow-in-Summer or Dusty Miller Cerastium tomentosum sketchbook study showing habit sketch and detail of an asexual sprig. Seed and seed coat detail, calyx, leaf, flower and flower cross section are also depicted. Details of the bud and fur on leaf also appear.
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Sketchbook Study page
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Sketchbook Study page showing blossom, individual flowers, seeds and leaves. Also includes comparison to the Field Maple Acer campestre and the Norway maple, Acer platanoides.
Caucasian Stonecrop Sedum spurius
Caucasian Stonecrop Sedum spurius sketchbook study. Illustration shows details of plant, flowers, a habit sketch, and an individual flower. Also includes details of the leaf edge, and Sedum spurius purpurea plant (Dragon’s blood sedum).
Siberian Stonecrop Phedimus hybridus sketchbook study
Siberian Stonecrop Phedimus hybridus or Sedum hybridum sketchbook study with habit, flower detail and cross section, seed and fruit detail.
Dwarf Pine subspecies cone comparison of Pinus mugo uncinata Pinus mugo rotundata and Pinus mugo mugo
Dwarf Pine subspecies cone and individual cone scale tip comparison. Species compared are Pinus mugo uncinata, Pinus mugo rotundata, and Pinus mugo mugo
Dwarf Mountain Pine Pinus mugo sketchbook study sheet
Dwarf Mountain Pine Pinus mugo sketchbook study sheet. Illustration shows female and male flowers, immature and mature cones, the bark of the tree, and details of the pine needles and bud.
Rum or Black Cherry Prunus serotina sketchbook study
Rum or Black Cherry Prunus serotina sketchbook study. The page includes two bark studies (from an old and young tree), the habit of tree, and berry details. The bud, individual flower, blossoming raceme, vein detail and petiole gland details are also depicted.
Himalayan Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
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
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 compared to Alpine Sow-thistle Cicerbita alpina
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
Sweet Pea flower Lathyrus grandiflorus
Sweet Pea flower Lathyrus grandiflorus without leaves
Pale Pink flower sketches
Sketches of pale pink flowers including cyclamen quick colour test and demo for students
Silverberrry sketchbook study
Silverberrry Autumn olive Oleaster Elaeagnus umbellata sketchbook study
Sage Salvia officianalis sketchbook study
Sage Salvia officianalis sketchbook study showing leaf and flower and tonal study of leaf texture
Periwinkle Vinca major flower sketch
Periwinkle Vinca major flower sketch concentrating on the blues of the petals.
Dwarf Echium candicans sketch
Dwarf Echium Pride of Madeira Echium candicans sketch
Astilbe chinensis sketchbook study
Astilbe chinensis sketchbook study with habit sketch and detail of pink and white form
Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo sketchbook study
Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo sketchbook study with detail of fruit and half fruit
Sumac sketchbook study
Staghorn Sumac Rhus glabra sketchbook study with detail of individual flowers