I create images from the pigmentation of leaves and flowers using a process similar to mono-printing. I begin by placing a brightly colored leaf, or flower petal between two sheets of paper and against a thick plate of glass. I began this process using the  Coleus plant, a popular annual for outdoor planters in the summertime. My family keeps a collection of several varieties of coleus indoors year round. Now, I mainly use flowers and add to the images with drawings and tracings.

Coleus leaf manipulations.

Coleus Leaf Value Scale.

A leaf print mosaic made using the value scale.

Coleus, Beet Juice, Micron.

Coleus, Blue Iris, Pen.

Pink Begonia, Caladium, Marker.

Pansies.