flowers – Page 4 – hashiworks

amaryllis

Published on January 4, 2024January 3, 2024 by HashiLeave a comment

My neighbour gave me an amaryllis bulb in December and it’s doing its thing! So pretty!

gum flower

Published on November 29, 2023November 28, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

Seen on my walk, the prettiest white eucalyptus flowers (or gum flowers, as we call them Downunder.)

bouquet on tile

Published on July 31, 2023July 30, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

Gifts from last night’s lovely dinner party guests.

just a little one

Published on July 25, 2023July 24, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

Busy day, so only time for a tiny sketch. Literally tiny — it’s less than 2″ high, done with a .005 micron pen and painted with a size 0 brush. Inspired by the colours in a Saul Steinberg sketch of an ashtray made for him by his friend Alexander Calder. Thanks to Esté MacLeod for the prompt.

In other achievements, I replaced the ratty mesh on the screen door in our dining room, and now I feel like a DIY superhero.

flower parts

Published on July 11, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

The feral nasturtiums are just about done for the year, so I thought I’d keep the memory here in my sketchbook.

Allium schoenoprasum

Published on May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

I am admiring the vase of pretty purple chive flowers here on my table, and feeling inspired by the botanical illustrations of Swedish botanist Carl Lindman (1856-1928). There is so much to learn from artists like him.

Chives are widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. A. schoenoprasum is the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old Worlds. As well as producing edible flowers, leaves and bulbs, chives have pest-repelling properties that make them a great companion plant for most other vegetables and herbs. The plant also provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators. Gotta love ’em!

Sparrow Café

Published on April 8, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

Sweet little table arrangement at my birthday lunch.

For Suzanne

Published on April 3, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

Our writer-naturalist-historian-artist-musician friend Suzanne just gave a presentation on the “ghost railway” of Malibu. This vase of flowers was on the coffee table in front of me at the event venue; I knew S. wouldn’t mind if I sketched it for her while listening to her excellent talk.