Category: botanical

Hedera Helix or Hibernica?

I finally finished this painting which I started back in November last year. I had to wait for few months until the berries were ripe, and that led to early February. I then decided to add a pencil drawing at the back. The decision was purely made to cover a mistake with the stalk, it was to stiff and I wanted to add an extra leaf, but didn’t work out very well. So here it is, early March and it’s finally done. I’m still not sure what type of ivy this is, both species look the same to me!

Pencil sketches

I started this pencil sketch back in November and still I didn’t manage to finish it. I picked the branch and the seed pods from my neighbour’s huge Goldenrain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), which grows right in front of my bedroom window. It looses all its leaves during winter, but still holds the seed pods, regardless of all the snow we had this year. I’m hoping to get this finishide before spring when the tree gets covered in tiny yellow flowers in spring.

One Year of Botanical Painting

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I took on a botanical painting class last September at the Landmark Art Centre in Teddington with botanical artist Marcia Hughes. I’ve always been fascinated by botanical illustration but never actually thought that I would have enough patience to try it. Still a long way to go, but I’m loving it…