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Autumn Leaves

Inspired by the magnificent colours we experienced this fall.

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Calla Lily

Yes, it really was this bright.

Elizabeth had a whole plant with many flowers, each of which started bright and vibrant but faded to a butter yellow before falling away too quickly. It was a bit frustrating having to switch from bloom to bloom in one painting but she got there in the end.

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Hydrangea

The last blooms of summer.



Budding Branch 

An uncertain foundling caught Elizabeth's eye on the way to the studio way back in the spring.

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Lavandula

Another companion in the Herb Series...
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Pink Peppercorns and Linden Seeds

Little dots and colours gently falling through space...

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Skimmia

Elizabeth painted this on a fine-grained, cold pressed paper, evidenced by the texture in the background. lending the image an old-fashioned feel and charm reminiscent of 17th and 18th century Florilegia.

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Anthurium

Elizabeth's most recent painting... bright red Anthuriums and their heart-shaped leaf provided her with many challenges. All the complicated hills and valleys combined with a shiny surface create a maze of colour, shadow and highlights. 

The little flower at the bottom is particularly well navigated and interesting, with its mix of green into red and the delicate highlights over the ridges. Contrasting colours make for a vivid and energetic composition.

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Following are a few of Elizabeth's recent achievements, from newest to oldest.
After discovering the wonders of a #000 brush her details and fine lines have taken on a new confidence, most apparent in the charming herbal studies.

Thyme

Rosemary

Persimmon

Begonia

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Holly

This is Elizabeth's first botanical painting, completed last fall here at the studio. 

It made for a very fine Christmas card.


Giant Sugar Pine Cone

This coloured pencil drawing of a giant sugar pine cone was an experiment Elizabeth undertook to see what she could do with coloured pencils. 
Using oil-based pencils (Faber Castell) she blended them using a citrus-based solvent applied with a q-tip to create a smooth, water-colour-like effect.
The resulting study in darks and lights sits very elegantly on the page, opening another door for Elizabeth's queries into the world of botanical illustration.