Mespilus germanica Medlar by Lynne Uptin featured illustration Large high capacity 200ml ink

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Southport with some oyster catchers on the beach

Clematis 1:1

This print has been created from an original colour pencil drawing on black cotton rag paper (2022)

Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park

Mespilus germanica Medlar by Lynne Uptin featured illustration Large high capacity 200ml inkThe fruit of this tree Mespilus germanica, also called medlar, has been cultivated since Roman times. Before eating the fruit are bletted, a process of softening beyond ripening. The medlar originated in SE Asia and was introduced to Greece around 700 BC, and to Rome about 200 BC. It was an important fruit plant during Roman and medieval times being one of the few fruits available in winter. By the 17th and 18th centuries, it had been superseded by