Siberian iris

Cover plate for a spring gardening issue.

Editorial

Client
Zahrada quarterly
Use
Cover
Medium
Ink and watercolour on cotton paper
Size
A3
Year
2026

Drawn from a clump in the garden at Vinohrady over three mornings in May, before the flowers went over. The cover needed a single stem that would read from across a newsstand, so the wash is a little stronger than usual.

The bud was added on the last morning; without it the stem leaned.