Oxalis pes-caprae

In winter and early spring these cool lemon yellow flowers carpet the ground in the olive groves hereabouts.  In this sketch I attempted to be really free with my paint; to try to create an impression rather than to make a botanical drawing.

Drawn 6th February

Romulea

These small single flowers are flowering in abundance now.  The open beautifully in the morning sun but close with the fading light of the afternoon.

Drawn 3rd February

Iris Cretensis

From December until April the roads and tracks near my home are generously lined with clumps of Iris Cretensis.  The colours of the petals vary from pale blue-violet to intense deep purple.

Drawn 2nd February