My friend Carolyn grew up on the mountain.She lived in a rambling old garden with horse paddocks. She  would get lost in there for days, exploring all the nooks and crannies, avenues and secret spaces....

the pencil holder was a gift from a wood turner

Now she loves to draw the flowers from her ancient garden. 

These are her pencils, she uses these ones for their colours, because you can see the woodgrain and because she can sharpen them like no others.

Always sharpen your pencils with a knife to a fine point

The flowers are build up from layers and layers of many colours.

These are Hellebores just in bloom.