by jenny.monds | Oct 5, 2022 | BLOGS
Old Man’s Beard I always think of Hallowe’en when I see Old Man’s beard in the hedgerow. It makes a good stand-in for thick cobwebs for children’s parties. Other names for Old Man’s Beard include Traveller’s Joy, and it is part of the clematis genus....
by jenny.monds | Sep 28, 2022 | BLOGS
Cow Parley seed head Autumn is officially here. While the days are still warm, the mornings and evenings are definitely cooler, and night comes earlier. On a weekend walk, the fields edges and verges were full of the mellow fruitfulness of dried seed heads. I...
by jenny.monds | Sep 10, 2022 | BLOGS
Many of us will perhaps have been surprised how upset we felt at the news of the Queen’s death. I felt a strong urge to draw the Queen yesterday, and spent the morning in the attempt. The Queen was a small woman – and seemed to delight and charm all...
by jenny.monds | Sep 7, 2022 | BLOGS
A gladiolus This beautiful gladiolus, deep red, was a pleasure to draw. The one flower yet out swirls like a matador’s cape. I’m always intrigued by the repetition of patterns in nature, and the shape of the buds on the stem reminds me of an ear of barley. I will...
by jenny.monds | Sep 3, 2022 | BLOGS
A friend very kindly brought me a lovely orchid. I’ve been admiring the beautiful flowers, but when I came to draw it today I found that my interest was caught equally by the leaves as the flowers. The leaves are large and bendy and suddenly looked like green...
by jenny.monds | Aug 12, 2022 | BLOGS
A stem of watercress We live close to a chalk stream, and in the next village there are watercress beds. The drive down a very steep and narrow lane opens out to reveal large, square beds on the river full of dark green watercress which make an impressive – and...
