A Year In The Garden by Alison Philp

A Year in the Garden

by Alison Philp

At Christmas I no more desire a rose, Than wish a snow in May’s new-fangled mirth; But like of each thing that in season grows.

William Shakespeare, ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ (1595) act 1, sc. 1, l. 105

Autumn

Clematis Falling, Charcoal on paper 32 x 60 cm

Oat Grass, Watercolour on Paper, 19 x 14 cm

Three Grasses, Charcoal and Pencil on Paper, 41.5 x 29.5 cm.

Ash, Watercolour on Paper, 20 x 12.5 cm.

Autumn Ash, Watercolour on Paper, 20 cm x 15 cm,

Sage Bush and Apple Tree, Watercolour on Paper 42 x 29.5 cm.

Winter

January, Watercolour on Paper, 42 x 29.5 cm.

The Studio Window at Dusk, Charcoal on Paper, 21 x 14.5 cm.

Entre Chien et de Loup, Ink and charcoal on paper, 20cm x 15 cm.

Spring

Daffodils Sumi ink on Paper, 21 x 14.5 cm.

Buds, Sumi Ink on Paper, 19.5 x 14.5 cm.

Cherry Blossom, Sumi Ink on Paper, 20 x 15 cm.

Apple Blossom, Ink on Paper, 21 cm x 15 cm.

Spring Garden. Pencil on Paper, 15 x 42 cm.

Blossom, Ink and watercolour on Khadi paper, 19 x 14 cm..

Summer

Hot Summer, Oil Pastel on Paper, 42 x 29.5 cm.

Summer Solstice, Oil Pastel on Paper 42 x 29.5 cm.

Garden Path, Oil pastel on Paper, 42 x 29.5 cm.

Floresence, Gouache and Watercolour Collage on Paper, 42 x 29.5 cm.

Roses, Watercolour on Paper, 20 x 15 cm.

Searching for Shade. Watercolour on Paper, 19 x 14 cm.

Summer Nights, Watercolour on Paper, 28 x 21 cm.

Garden Days, Oil pastel on Paper, 19cm x 14 cm.

I am grateful to the @drawingisfree_org community and Chloe Briggs the founder/director for providing invaluable inspiration and guidance over this past year.

Also thanks to Burnside Gallery, www.burnsidegallery.co.uk, in Selkirk, Scottish Borders for showing artworks during May/June 2023 in the joint exhibition ‘East West’.