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To order, email on cathhodsman@gmail.com There may be an extra charge on overseas postage. Unfortunately, due to Brexit, it is no longer possible to deliver to the E.U
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- This lovely w/c painting captures a moment early in the year, when plants like Gorse (Ulex europeaus) provide essentail nectar for the first emerging insects, such as bees. Those featured here are the Red Talied Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius) Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) and Buff Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris). Original, sold. Mounted limited edition print 16″ x 20″ £45.00, plus P&P. Unmouted print, 16″ x 20″ £25.00, plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- The bluebell provides essential early food for emerging butterflies such as the lovely Brimstone. Original w/c painting, 16″ x20″ £350.00, plus P&P. Mounted limited edition print, 16″ x20″, £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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- Pulsatilla vulgaris & Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machmaon ssp) Both the pulsatilla and the swallowtail are close to extinction in the wild. They can only be found in limited areas in the south of England. 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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- This w/c painting features an early emerging flower, the crocus – Crocus e-specious and crocus aneyrensis. It is an important early food source for insects like the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Original w/c painting £350.00, plus P&P. 16″ x 20″. 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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- A dandelion is one of the first early emerging plants and considered to be a weed by many and yet we need to think carefully before destroying all of them in our gardens, as they provide essential food for insects, such as Ashy mining bees. Original w/c 12″ x 16″, framed, £220.00. plus P&P. To order, see instructions at the top of the page.
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- The Fritillary meleagris or snakes head fritillary is an early-emerging flower. It is very distinctive with it’s unique “chess-board” markings on its flowers. Original framed w/c SOLD. 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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- The mountain knapweed is considered by many as a pest in the garden, but to keep a healthy ecological balance in our gardens, it is important to allow indigenous flowers to thrive and provide food and shelter for wildlife, such as the Common Carder Bee. Original framed w/c, 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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- Cath is often commissioned to write painting tutorials. This is a study she completed for Bloomsbury Publishing, London. It features an Early Bumble Bee (Bombus pratorum) and Alpina Clematis. Framed original w/c , 16″ x20″, SOLD. 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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- Galanthus atkinsii with Apis mellifera.This lovely w/c painting was inspired by the beautiful naturalised snowdrops at Painswick Rococo Gardens, close to where Cath lives. 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.
To order, email on cathhodsman@gmail.com There may be an extra charge on overseas postage.
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