GREAT TIT ____________ One of the largest European song birds. They have these wonderful bright yellow-green colours and it is fun to watch them flying around. They feed on insects in summer but during winter they are dependent on berries and seeds because insects...
Dog Rose Rosa Canina ____________ This contemporary scientific botanical illustration from a ‘Dog Rose’ was part of the Margaret Flockten Award 2020 exhibition. The illustration includes cross-sections of the plant, close-ups as well as the changes through...
White Heron Ardea Alba ____________ White herons are the largest of their species and I love their gracefulness when standing upright or resting in a more hunched position. I spotted this one in New Zealand while sitting at the beach. _Artwork A3Medium: Graphite...
Rowan Tree Berries Sorbus aucuparia ____________ This tree is very characterised by it’s brilliant red berries beginning of winter. This beautiful tree is found in Europe and sometimes used as an avenue tree. It gets pollinated by bees and flies and the fruits...
Ginkgo Biloba Maidenhair Tree ____________ I am in love with the unique fan-shapes leaves, especially when they turn golden or two-toned in winter. It is one of the oldest surviving species of tree known to excist, and found in fossils dating back 270 million years....
