Joan Thomson

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Neottia convallarioides (Broad-lipped Twayblade)

medical illustration of Seasonal, blooming, brilliant, Christmas, cactus, flower Description: A painting in transparent watercolor on Arches paper to be used on a greeting card for the Christmas holiday. This brilliantly blooming cactus, which thrives as an indoor plant in the Northeast, usually blooms once a year, but the season varies. It has been known to bloom as early as Thanksgiving and as late as Valentine's Day.
Next medical illustration of Calypso, slipper orchid, habit, blossom, fairy slipper This illustration is a rendering of Calypso bulbosa, one of the slipper orchids, rare in New England, in gouache (opaque watercolor) on Alphamat. It would be suitable for a field guide, for a trail guide including rare plants or other nature education purposes. It will be used on notecards. In the tradition of botanical illustration, the painting includes a depiction of the plant's habit as well as a close up of the blossom.

Calypso bulbosa (Fairy Slipper Orchid)

Seasonal, blooming, brilliant, Christmas, cactus, flower Description: A painting in transparent watercolor on Arches paper to be used on a greeting card for the Christmas holiday. This brilliantly blooming cactus, which thrives as an indoor plant in the Northeast, usually blooms once a year, but the season varies. It has been known to bloom as early as Thanksgiving and as late as Valentine's Day.

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