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- Honey bee- Worker (Apis mellifera) Beautiful w/c painting of an iconic worker Honey Bee(Apis mellifera). Framed original, Sold. Mounted limited edition print, £45.00,plus P&P. Unmounted limited edition print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- Patchwork Leaf Cutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis) Beautiful solitary bees like this one are much more effective pollinators than social bees, like honey bees, because it is mainly pollen that they forage for. Beautiful w/c study – Framed original, 16″ x 20″, £250.00, plus P&P. Mounted limited edition print, 16 x 20″, £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted limited edition print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page
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- Honey bee- Worker (Apis mellifera) foraging for nectar & pollen from a daisy.Beautiful w/c & pencil study of an iconic worker Honey Bee(Apis mellifera). Framed original, 16″ x 20″, £220.00, plus P&P. Mounted limited edition print, 16 x 20″,£45.00,plus P&P. Unmounted limited edition print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page
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- Insects are amazing animals. They also make amazing structures . In a honey bee colony, each honey comb cell is identical to the next. and just cries out to be captured in an artistic way. Original w/c and ink, framed, £280.00, plus p&p, 72cm x 54cm. Mounted print, £45.00,plus p&p, 16″ x 20″, unmounted print, £25.00, plus p&p. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and Honey bee (Apis mellifera). W/C and coloured pencil. Original, framed, 16″ x 20″ £220.00 , plus p&p. Limited edition print, “16 x 20”, £45.00, plus p&p. Unmounted print, £25.00, plus p&p. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- Early Bumble Bee (Bombus pratorum) and Clematis alpina. The Early Bumble Bee is one of the first emerging bees in the season. Its favourite food is bramble, but can be found feeding off any of the nectar-rich plants in the garden. Original w/c 16″ x 20″, including mount. £250.00, plus P&P. Mounted print 16″ x 20″ , plus P&P, £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- Papaver orientalis and Bombus lucorum, or the White Tailed Bumble Bee. This is one of the most common & widespread species of bee in the UK. Nest searching Queens of these species are one of the first bumble bees of the year. Original mounted painting, 16″ x 20″, £250.00, plus P&P. Mounted limited edition print, 16 x 20″, £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- Buff Tail Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris) “Robbing” nectar from an aquilegia flower. W/C and coloured pencil. 16″ x20″, framed. £220.00, plus p&p. Mounted print, £45.00, plus p&p. Unmounted print, £25.00, plus p&p. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- W/C of a White Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lucorum) Original, sold. Mounted Limited Edition print, 16″ x 20″, £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- Bombus hypnorum (Tree Bumble Bee) and Salix caprea (Goat Willow).The Tree Bumble Bee is a relative newcomer to the UK., Originally from mainland Europe and Asia. Lovely amber and black colours. Tendency for nesting in bird boxes. Best left alone if it does decide to nest in one of your garden boxes, as it can be a little territorial! Original sold. Mounted Limited Edition Print-16″ x 20″- £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted Limited Edition Prints £25.00, plus P&P.To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “British Bumble Bees” This watercolour painting was commissioned by Countryfile magazine as part of an article on bees. The painting features Bombus pascuorum, the most common of the Carder Bees and Bombus rupestris, a Cuckoo Bumble Bee. Original mounted painting sold. Mounted limited edition prints £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “Dewy Snowdrops” – Galanthus atkinsii snowdrops , with honey bees, Apis mellifera. w/c and pencil study of the snowdrops at Painswick Rococo Gardens. Original, sold. Limited edition mounted prints, 16″ x 20″, £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “Beautiful British Bees” This w/c painting includes some of Cath’s favourite British Bees. Buff Tailed B.B (Bombus terrestris) Honey B.(Apis mellifera); Cuckoo B.(Namada flava) Common Carder B.(Bombus agrorum); White Tailed B.B(Bombus lucorum); Red Tailed B.B.(Bombus lapidarius) Original, sold. Mounted limited edition print 16″ x 20″ £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted Limited print £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- Microscopy study of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera). Study of the dorsal view of the head and side view of the head and also the hind leg, showing the pollen basket. Original, sold…. Mounted limited edition print, £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted Print £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “Gorse with Bees”. This painting features Honey bees(Apis mellifera) and a Red Tailed Bumble Bee(Bombus lapidarius). Indigenous wild flowers on plants like gorse are very important. The gorse provides nectar at a time in the year when there is little food around for insects. Original, sold. Mounted limited edition print 16″ x 20″, £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted limited edition print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “On the Hunt!” Cath is fascinated by the flight of bees. With small wings & large bodies, it looks impossible for them to fly, but they are excellent aerial navigators. This w/c painting features honey bees (Apis mellifera) and Ragged Robin(Lychnis flos-cuculi) – an indigenous wildflower that is an important nectar-giving plant for pollinating insects. Original, sold. Limited edition mounted print, 16″ x 20″ £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) on Dandelion” Not so much is known about British solitary bees, They are smaller than their gregarious cousins, the Bumble Bees, but are equally beautiful and fascinating. Framed original w/c painting 16″ x 20″ – £220.00, plus P&P. Mounted limited edition print, 16″ x 20″ £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted limited edition print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order,, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “Microscopy study of a Honey Bee (Apis melliefera) HInd Leg” Graphite study of a honey bee hind leg that Cath was asked to complete by the Society of Biology for their website. Original graphite study, 16″ x20″,£90.00, plus P&P. Mounted print, 16″ x 20″, £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “Common Carder Bee (Bombus agrorum) and Mountain Knapweed often regarded as a weed, but is an important flower for pollinating insects. Framed original w/c sold. Mounted Limited Edition print 16″x 20”, £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted Limited Edition print, £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “Bombus terrestris & Verbena bonariensis” This plant is one of the most nectar-rich plants to be found in the garden. It is a favourite of butterflies as well as bees, like this Bombus terrestris. Original framed painting 16″ x20″, £220.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- “Bombus terrestris & Digitalis. Cath completed this painting as part of a tutorial for “Leisure Painter” magazine on how to paint botanical and entomological subjects. Original, sold. Mounted Limited Edition print, 16″ x 20″ £45.00, plus P&P. Unmounted limited edition print £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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