In need of some inspiration? Take a look at the beautiful Peony watercolours by Clara Marie Pope (1767-1838). 💐🌺🌷🌹 These are taken from Pope's collection on different species and varieties of the genus Paeonia. 💐

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For many has happened every day over the last year. Like the artists in our collections, more of us have spent time taking a closer look at plants in our gardens, homes and local areas. Take a look https://t.co/9fHAJSAcbP

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This charming flamingo is from Giovanni da Udine's (1487-1564) collection of 135 watercolour drawings of birds and marine crustaceans. We're smiling as it's not quite right! See all of his paintings in our https://t.co/ohTwNNCRgi

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splash of colour provided by the talented E. Getrude Norrie (fl.1900). Her incredibly colourful depictions of the fish that inhabit the Hawaiian archipelago are freely available through our https://t.co/PedMPvA0ZC

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Pinch punch first day of the month.... white rabbits. 🐇🐇 September is here and thanks to Robert Furber (1674-1756) starts brightly. View all of his year freely via our https://t.co/UE6r5racxZ

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Pinch punch first day of the month.... white rabbits. 🐇🐇 A colourful start to July with The twelve months of flowers by Robert Furber (1674-1756). View all of his year freely via our https://t.co/UE6r5qSBGr

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For here is a collection of watercolours undertaken by James Stewart (1791-1863) for William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library https://t.co/Ibgeydg5Fc

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We aren't blue, we are yellow! Chaetodon miliaris, Butterfly fish by E. Gertrude Norrie (fl.1900s) View Norrie's original artwork collection of 133 Hawaiian fishes and 3 invertebrates https://t.co/PedMPvA0ZC

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For we thought we’d share with you the original artwork that the self-taught English naturalist and botanist James Bolton (1735-1799) undertook for his publication Filices Britannicae. https://t.co/H16NwrTAVZ

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