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'White Helleborines and Chiffchaffs'
by Tina Bone

Original painting in watercolour, unframed size 12" x 16", for sale.

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White Helleborines and Chiffchaffs (Cephalanthera damasonium, previously Cephalanthera latifolia and Phylloscopus collybita) UNFRAMED ORIGINAL AND PRINTS AVAILABLE: Code 1103

An invitation to a friend's wild garden to draw White Helleborines en plein air could not be refused. I packed up drawing materials in May 2010 and sat amongst these beautiful flowers in the late evening sun, with chiffchaffs flitting about amongst the undergrowth, and trilling their unmistakable 'Chiff-Chaff, Chiff-Chaff' all around me. It was such an enchanting scene that, along with discarded pots tangled in the undergrowth, a composition was born. I was allowed to pick a couple of stems, to help me with the fine art drawing. I wanted to portray chiffchaffs in a natural environment. Although it looks as though the bottom bird is being encouraged to make a nest in the pot, this probably would not happen, as Chiffchaffs usually nest on the ground, making a sturdy ball nest of grasses and mosses. They are reasonably safe from predators because they are very shy, unobtrusive little birds (when they are not singing that is!). Many thanks to Valerie and John for the Helleborines.
ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR.
Completed March 2011.
Unframed size 12" x 16".

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