Kathryn Green Merch

Botanical design of an emerald green leaf created in watercolor

This is 'Woody' the budgerigar, one of my pet portraits

A crisp winter's day. The snow crunching under your feet and the low winter sun casting cool shadows across the snow. A great subject to paint.

Blue Delphinium garden flower. Floral mixed media artwork created using collaged coffee filter papers with brusho and other papers.

This is "Paddy" the cocker spaniel, one of my pet portraits.

I used a combination of collage and acrylics for this painting of dandelions

I used watercolours for this delicate water lily, using wet in wet effects for the background, tipping the paper and allowing the paint to run.

Waxwings tend to only be in our area when it is a cold winter, so it is quite special to see them. On this occasion they were near a local nature reserve eating berries and close enough to photograph, which gave me the reference material for this watercolour painting.

From the window I watched goldfinches gathering nesting material in the garden. Inspired by this I made sketches and worked on this mixed media painting combining watercolours, acrylics, collage and rubber stamping.

Sunflower acrylic painting. Floral summer flower design.

Great Crested Grebe in mixed media - acrylic paint and collage.

The scene is a local walking and cycling trail in Ilkeston, Derbyshire that we often visit through the seasons. Enjoy the tree lined path, the sound of the birds and being out in the fresh air.

Yellow water lily flower in collage

These brightly colored goldfinches are painted in acrylics and set against the snowy winter branches, and background collage.

Leaf print design featuring primrose and Japanese Anemone leaves. The leaves are print embossed and then mounted against a rainbow background.

I managed to get a quick snapshot of this little rabbit whilst we were walking on a local nature trail. I used a mixture of techniques for the background including wet in wet, resist techniques (masking fluid and candle wax) and salt. For the detail on the rabbit I used coloured pencils.

I printed the background using leaves and flowers from the garden, then drew the butterflies in coloured pencil. The butterflies are: Red Admiral, Gatekeeper and Peacock (from top to bottom)

Watercolour painting of Willersley Castle, Cromford, Derbyshire in the snow.

Chaffinch, garden bird perched in a pear tree. Watercolor painting.

Puffin - cute coastal seabird drawing in colored pencil

Leaf print design created using the leaves of Japanese Anemone plants.

Watercolour painting of the traditional British red telephone box, shown here after a fall of snow.

Puffin standing on the edge of a cliff, seabird drawing in colored pencil and watercolor.

This snowflake-like nature print was created using natural materials. Leaves and petals were used with soft pastels to create the print in purple and turquoise.

Collage of a wren singing in the the dawn chorus.

The gardener's friend, this colourful robin redbreast, stands out against the winter foliage. Ink, rubber stamping and coloured pencil are combined to create this British garden bird favourite.

I enjoy birdwatching and Norfolk is a great place to see wading birds including these avocets. I was fortunate to get close enough to take reference photos which I used for this artwork created in a mixture of collage and watercolour.

These beautiful finches visited our garden on a snowy winter's morning, their markings standing out against the grey surroundings. This inspired me to create my painting using acrylic paint and collage.

Garden bird favorite, this vibrant robin redbreast perches on a snowy branch on a crisp winter morning. Watercolor painting.

A Merlin, bird of prey, painted in watercolors.

Delicate white water lilies float on the surface of the water surrounded by lily pads. Watercolor painting.

This lovely woodland walk is made even more special when the bluebells form a carpet around the trees. I used coloured pencils to capture the scene.