Heather Maunders

flora gallery

Frilly Poppy

Watercolour painting of the central area of the double form of Papaver somniferum the opium poppy

Pink Peony

Vibrant watercolour painting of a single pink peony variety sea shells

Lily

Watercolour painting of a lily flowerhead

Red Dahlia

Watercolour painting of the brilliant red cactus Dahlia which flowers relentlesly in my garden from mid summer onwards

White Peony

A large bloomed single white peony was the subject matter for this painting

Salmon Day Lily

A large stand of salmon pink day lillies (hemerocallis)in my garden inspired this painting

Chinese Lantern

The delicate, papery quality of the chinese lantern (Physalis franchetii) seedcases inspired this watercolour painting.

Arum Lilies

The clear white blooms of the Arum Lilles (Zantedeschia aethiopica) growing around the margin of our pond were the subject matter for this watercolour painting

Hogweed

The drifts of hogweed which grace our country lanes and byways in the summer were the subject matter for this watercolour painting

Red Parrot Tulip

A detailed watercolour painting of a vivid red, frilled petal parrot tulip.

Thistle

A watercolour painting which depicts a thistle seed head after the first frosts have turned the foliage brown and the seeds start to disperse

Foxgloves

A watercolour painting of a salmon pink variety of the native foxglove Digitalis purpurea

Magnolia

Spring flowering magnolias backed by darkened skies after an April shower were the inspriration for this watercolour painting

Hellebore Seedcase

After a winter of neglect, the garden provided the delicate seedcases of Hellebore niger, reduced to their skeletal structure. These beautiful structures provided the inspiration for this painting in watercolour and ink.