Asian Lillies

Asian Lillies, 14 x 18.8 inches, watercolor.

A painting from a couple of years ago.

Pansies

8 x 10 inches, watercolor, 2010.

Pansies from my garden. They are such lovely, hardy little plants, and add colour to the garden all year round.

Terrific Tulips

11 x 8 inches, watercolor, 2010.

Pink triumph and pink, white and yellow lily-flowered tulips from the garden.

Bearded Iris

7.5 x 10.5 inches, watercolor, 2010.

A lovely purple and yellow bearded iris.

Black Parrot Tulip

8.5 x 8.5 inches, watercolour, 2010.

Another variety of tulip from my garden, these dark and beautiful Black Parrot's are very striking.

Carnaval de Nice Tulip

8.5 x 8.5 inches, watercolor, 2010.

Another variety of tulip from my garden.

Big Red Tulip

8.5 x 8.5 inches, watercolor, 2010.

The tulips in the garden have been gorgeous this year. This is an example of one, soaking up the sun.

Amaryllis

8 x 9 inches, watercolor, 2010.

A beautiful red amaryllis flower. I look forward to this plant flowering every year, like an old friend coming to visit.

Poinsettia

7 x 7.5 inches, watercolor, 2009.

A painting of a poinsettia, the plant that finds a place in so many homes over Christmas. There is a mistaken belief that they are poisonous.

Cactus Dahlia II

6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

Sadly this lovely cactus dahlia isn't from my garden - it's from the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens at Wisley, where I visited last weekend.

Aquilegia

6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

A white and yellow aquilegia (or columbine) flower.

Pansy III

6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

A third pansy painting, a lovely blue specimen.

Pansy I

6.4 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

The first of a couple of pansy paintings I am going to do.

Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria)

6.5 x 7 inches, watercolour, 2009.

The delicate structure and pink and yellow shades of this alstromeria were a challenge to paint. We have these in several colours in the garden, a legacy from my father.

French Marigold II

6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

A painting of a different variety of french marigold from my garden.

French Marigold

6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

More flowers from my garden, I love the vibrant colours and layered petals of this marigold.

Pink Rose

6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

I'm not sure what sort of rose this is, just that it's pink and beautiful!

Cactus Dahlia

6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

I have a couple of these cactus dahlia plants - I love the spiky blooms, and the plants usually flower abundently. I chose to concentrate on a single flower for this painting to emphasise the petal shapes and colours.

Foxgloves

8 x 10 inches, watercolor, 2009.

Foxgloves from the garden this summer. Foxgloves (digitalis pupurea) are very poisonous, from the roots and leaves to the flowers and seeds but the toxin is also used for medicinal purposes, especially treating heart conditions.