Nature paintings

Recently I’ve been painting leaves and flowers in watercolour, following workshops held at Firstsite in Colchester with Lisa Temple-Cox.

Cone from a Scot’s pine

Autumn cyclamen

One of my favourite flowers, I love it that the flowers appear before the leaves

Fuschia

The fuschia are still blooming when most other flowers have finished.

Gorse

Gorse is in flower any time of the year.

Rose hips

Rose hips were used to make a syrup full of vitamin C.

Ivy

Ivy is one of the plants associated with Christmas decorations, but it is around all year .

Nerine

Nerines are another bulb that fowers in the autumn. With their tall stems, the bright pink flowers brighten up any dull day.

Oak leaf

Autumn and the oak is the last to lose its leaves. This is an example of the chlorophyll gradually leaching from the leaf.

Holly

The holly and its berries, so very much part of Christmas. The leaves are so shiny – I find them very difficult to paint.

I hope you enjoyed these paintings.