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

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

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

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

Tulips viewed from above, colorful spring flowers in bloom.

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

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

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)

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.

Botanical print showing the beauty of leaves from the delphinium plant

A Merlin, bird of prey, painted in watercolors.

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

Yellow spring daffodil flower artwork on a purple background created as a torn paper collage.

Beautiful pansy flowers painted in watercolors

Puffin - cute coastal seabird drawing in colored pencil

Puffin - cute coastal seabird drawing in colored pencil

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.

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

Yellow water lily flower in collage

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

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

Sunflowers still life painting in mixed media. Golden yellow summer flowers in a blue vase against a collage background.

This mixed media painting featuring blue-tits was created using watercolour paints, coloured pencils and leaf prints in the background.

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

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 on a green background.

This painting was inspired by my youngest nephew. Whilst visiting a country park he spontaneously hugged the trees. I had my camera handy and captured the moment, later using the photograph as a reference to create the painting in acrylics.

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, placed on a black background.

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

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 on a red background.

Teddy bear cuddly toy. Friendly little character - completed in coloured pencil.

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, placed on a dark blue background.

Sunflower acrylic painting. Floral summer flower design.

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.

Still life painting in acrylics.

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.

Collage of a wren singing in the the dawn chorus.