watercolour

Bay Laurus nobilis sprig showing small white flowers and aromatic evergreen leaves

Christmas tree Nordmann Fir Abies nordmanniana fully decorated with a big pile of gifts underneath

Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum showing rhizomes, and plant with flowers and fruit.  Illustration also shows details of an individual fruit, and of a female and male flower.  

Arrowhead Sagittaria sagitarria showing underwater ribbon-like leaves and floating oval leaves.  Emergent leaves are arrow-shaped.  Illustration also shows flowers and fruit.

Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans with detail of fruiting spike, one seed, and one flower.

Frog’s-bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae showing plant with female flowers on the left, and one with male flowers on the right.  Illustration shows rhizomes as well as floating orbicular leaves and flowers.

Water horsetail showing two sterile stems and two fertile stems, one with leaves and one without.  Also showing cross section of the stem, and the rhizome.

Parrots Feather Myriophyllum aquaticum showing rosettes of leaves below water.  Also showing detail of the tiny flowers, and a vegetative and flowering spike.

Flowering rush Butomus umbellatus with details of individual flower, leaf cross section, stamen before and after dehiscence, and seedhead

Water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica with details of fruit individual seed and one flower

Lime or Linden Tilia cordata pen and ink illustration with watercolour wash. Illustration shows detail of individual fruit and of individual flower.

Blackthorn Sloe Prunus spinosa pen and ink illustration showing fruit and blossom on a spiny branch with watercolour wash

  Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto pair on Copper beech

Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus on branch showing green grey back and yellowish chest.

Sweet Pea flower Lathyrus grandiflorus without leaves

Sketches of pale pink flowers including cyclamen quick colour test and demo for students

Silverberrry Autumn olive Oleaster Elaeagnus umbellata sketchbook study

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

Rowan Sorbus aucuparia sprig with berries and blossom

Pied wagtail Montacilla alba with grass and stone

Pied wagtail Montacilla alba cut to white showing monochrome colours

Periwinkle Vinca major flower sketch concentrating on the blues of the petals.

Nursery web spider Pisaura mirabilis showing mother carrying egg sac

Froglet Rana temporaria diagram showing small frog with residual tadpole tail jumping