• Gardening on the Canadian prairies is definitely an exercise in patience.

    • A solitary clutch of Galanthus nivalis holds court over a still thawing garden.
    • A spiky tuft of hand grown blue fescue defiantly announces it made it through the winter.
    • Branches of crabapples show silhouettes of nothingness – evidence of the robins’ 2 day feast.

    Galanthus nivalis. Image copyright B. Wanhill 2014Festuca glauca. Image copyright B. Wanhill 2014

    Malus baccatta 'Rosthern.' Image copyright B. Wanhill 2014
    All images Canon T3i

     

  • Gaultheria procumbens study

    Linocut with a process photo experimenting with hand colouring using pencil crayons.

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    Linocut. Water-soluble ink on rice paper 2 7/8″ x 3 7/8″

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  • Narcissus ‘Poeticus’ study
    Linocut. Water-soluble ink on rice paper. 2 7/8″ x 3 7/8″