watercolour painting

Rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum with flowering spike of yellow flowers and detail of leaf tip

Robin Erithacus rubecula perched on an old wooden post

Raspberry Rubus idaeus sketchbook study witha focus on the berries

Quaking grass Briza media with detail of ligule and flower

Puccinia striiformis Yellow Rust Wheat disease on a wheat leaf

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

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

Cowslip Primula veris with dissections of thrum and pin flowers and flowering raceme and leaf painted in full

Sketchbook study of a red Bee balm, or Wild bergamot; focusing on the flowers.

Borage borago officianalis sketchbook study with a focus on one leaf and the blue flower

Sketchbook study of the Beeck, with details of leaf and beech nut

Ash Fraxinus excelsior sketchbook study focusing on leaves, habit, and ash keys

Sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus study of the dark purple form of the flower with pale green stem and associated tendrils, there are also some colour swatches and a study of the placement of the flower veins on the blossom

English Oak Quercus robur sketchbook page with focus on the different colours of the leaves in spring and autumn, and detail of green and brown acorns