A fascination with flora
Maura has always had a fascination with flora and plant life and a particular interest in endemic (native) species and their movement from their original locations to their cultivation worldwide. Growing up in Tasmania and having a family history with strong links to plant cultivation and breeding, she ran her own gardens and allotments with a passion.
Tasmanian Endemics & Natives
Eucalyptus globus, Blue Gum. Native to Victoria and Tasmania. Watercolour and graphite. March 2020. Copyright.
Acacia Melanoxylon, Blackwood, mudgerabah. Native to South Eastern Australia. Watercolour and graphite, July 2020. Copyright.
Olearia argophylla, Musk Daisybush. Native to South Eastern Australia. Watercolour and graphite. August 2020. Copyright.
Richea dracophylla, Pineapple Richea, Dragon Richea. Tasmanian Endemic. Watercolour and graphite, September 2020. Copyright.
Eucalyptus tenuiramis, Silver Peppermint, Tasmanian Endemic. Watercolour and graphite, March 2020. Copyright.
Eucalyptus, Unknown species. Watercolour and graphite. March 2020. Copyright.
Eucalyptus coccifera, Tasmanian Snow Gum. Tasmanian Endemic. Watercolour and graphite. May 2020 Copyright.
Nothofagus cunninghami, Myrtle Beech. Tasmanian Endemic. Watercolour and graphite. February 2020. Copyright.
Coprosma quadrifida, Native Currant, Prickly currant skeleton. Native to south-eastern Australia. Watercolour and graphite. May 2020. Copyright.
Flowering Eucalyptus study, Watercolour, Graphite and Colour Pencil. May 2020. Copyright.
Gleichenia dicarpa, Coral Fern Skeleton. Native to Eastern Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Watercolour and graphite. March 2020. Copyright.
Melaleuca quinquenervia, Paperbark Tree. November 2019, Watercolour. Copyright.
Richea dracophylla, Pineapple Richea, Dragon Richea Tasmanian Endemic. Study in Watercolour and graphite. September 2020. Copyright.
Edibles
Olearia europea, European Olive. Zosterops lateralis Silvereye, Wax-eye. Watercolour. August 2020. Copyright.
Aesculus indica, Indian chestnut. Watercolour and Graphite. 2016. Copyright.
Jerry’s Pumpkins, Graphite and colour pencil. August 2020. Copyright.
Veteran apple 3786 study, Cliveden Florilegium. Watercolour and graphite. 2019. Copyright.
Veteran apple 3786 study, Cliveden Florilegium. Watercolour and graphite. 2019. Copyright.
Pinot Noir Grape study, Watercolour, Graphite and Colour Pencil. 2020. Copyright.
Pinot Noir Grape, Frogmore Creek. Watercolour, Graphite and Colour Pencil. May 2020. Copyright.
Brown Turkey Figs. Colour pencil. April 2020. Copyright.
Cydonia oblonga, Quince. Watercolour. July 2020. Copyright.
Australian Orchids
Dipodium roseum, Hyacinth Orchid, Henry Somerset Reserve. Native to South Eastern Australia. Oil on paper. September 2020. Copyright.
Corybas unguiculatus, Pelican orchid. Arthur Pieman Conservation. Endemic to south-eastern Australia. Oil on paper. Copyright.
Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum Florilegium Group
The Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum Florilegium group was founded in 2012 by Rosemary Wise and Barbara Mclean, both world renowned botanical illustrators. The object of the group is to produce botanical illustrations, either line drawings or paintings, of a high standard, for archival purposes. These illustrations currently document the living collections at the Garden and Arboretum, providing us with an invaluable resource for the future. Each illustration is fully comprehensive, showing flowers, fruits and enlargements and dissections where necessary. The Florilegium group is administered in conjunction with Oxford University Plant Sciences and the original paintings and drawings are archived within the Herbarium forming part of a continuous history of plant recording through botanical illustration.
Original work held by Oxford University Herbarium.
For sale as Gyclee prints.
Crataegus intricata. Copenhagen Thorn. 2018 Watercolour. Copyright.
Crataegus intricata. Copenhagen Thorn. 2018 Watercolour. Copyright.
Aesculus paviflora. Bottlebrush buckeye. 2017 Watercolour. Copyright.
Aesculus paviflora. Bottlebrush buckeye. 2017 Watercolour. Copyright.
Crataegus monogyna. Single seeded Hawthorn. 2017 Watercolour. Copyright.
Sorbus domestica f. Pomifera. Service Tree. 2019 Watercolour. Copyright.
Exotics, Ornamentals & European Wildflowers
Bardwell Road Wisteria branch and bird’s nest. Watercolour and Graphite. 2019. Copyright.
Rose ‘Sally Holmes’, watercolour. 2015. Copyright.
Citrus maudurensis, Calamondin Orange. Oxford Botanic Garden. Watercolour. 2017. Copyright.
Bardwell Road Rose study. Watercolour. 2019. Copyright.
Primrose and navelwort. Watercolour and graphite. Devon 2016. Copyright.
White study of Hyacinth Watercolour. 2016. Copyright.
Wild Oats Watercolour Greve, Italy 2016
White study of Spring Blossom. Watercolour. 2016. Copyright.
Succulent study Watercolour. Greve, Italy. 2016. Copyright.
Wildflower. Watercolour. Greve, Italy. 2016. Copyright.