I did three studies, three separate stems, and cut each of these out. Here they are in the garden - it was useful to look at them in pure natural light against other ones, to check my colours and scale.
I am working on 'seasonal special' mug editions, created to tie in with the flora at that time of year and only being available in a limited print run. The Hellebores have arrived as the first seasonal release, and there are just a few of each (enamel and China) - once these are gone I'm going to leave them until when they bloom again here.