Corylus maxima purpurea – hazel – red filbert
29 cm x 38 cm
Watercolour
I had seen the glorious colour of the leaves in springtime, and then in the autumn, I was amazed by the pink of the casings surrounding the nuts, so I wanted to paint the hazel as one of my submissions. It then took a year, as I slowly added the next stage of growth to the picture.
This is one of the four pieces I submitted to the Royal Horticultural Society, and which were considered to be of Silver Medal standard.