wild plants

Magnolia tree Magnolia grandiflora tree pen and ink with colour wash.  Illustration shows the tree in flower, before the leaves appear.

Magnolia Magnolifia gradiflora tree, showing the tree in full flower, before the leaves appear.

Guelder rose shrub Viburnum opulus pen and ink with watercolour wash.  Illustration shows the shrub in bloom.

Guelder rose tree Viburnum opulus.  Illustration shows the shrub in blossom.

Medlar Mespilus germanica tree pen and ink with colour wash.  Illustration shows tree with fruit.

Medlar Mespilus germanica tree pen and ink.  Illustration shows tree in fruit

Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina tree pen and ink with colour wash

Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina tree, with pinnate leaves and furry fruit pen and ink botanical illustration.

Witch-hazel tree Hamamelis virginiana in bloom in winter.  Illustration shows snow on the ground, and twigs visible.

Witch-hazel tree Hamamelis virginiana in bloom in winter.  Illustration shows snow on the ground, and twigs visible.

Plum Prunus domestica tree pen and ink with colour wash

Plum tree in fruit, showing purple fruit and fallen fruit on the ground

Peach tree Prunus persica tree in fruit showing tree form and peaches on branches and on ground.

Peach tree Prunus persica tree in fruit showing tree form and peaches on branches and on ground.

Lilac Syringa vulgaris flowering spike with leaves

Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana sprig and individual flower

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.  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 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 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 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 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 or Sedum hybridum sketchbook study with habit, flower detail and cross section, seed and fruit detail.

Dwarf Pine subspecies cone and individual cone scale tip comparison.  Species compared are Pinus mugo uncinata, Pinus mugo rotundata, and Pinus mugo mugo