Sunday 14 March 2021

An Exhibition of Paintings from the Garden in New Zealand

 Some Natural Paintings on Exhibition


At the Mahara Gallery in Waikanae is an exhibition called Natural Observance.

I have four garden paintings in this show here are some of them.


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This is called Alliums, it is from a planting in a gravel garden




This is called Vervain from the wild verbena



This is call Coterie as it is such a bunch of differnt flowers,
These are on exhibition until the 24th April.



All images copyright Frances Jill Studd 2021





Tuesday 2 March 2021

Monarch Butterflies in New Zealand Garden


Some Monarch Butterflies in my Garden 


Here are some photos recently taken of our monarch butterflies.



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New hatched and ready to fly




Enjoying the dahlia



This fat caterpillar turned into a chrysalis the following day


All images copyright Frances Jill Studd 2021