Atropa belladonna

I started drawing various real and fictional plants, with young girls standing among them.
I'm drawing these pictures on wooden planks with aquarell pencils. Plank size: 8x8 inch.
First I toned the surface with wood stains.
This is the first piece, depicting the poisonous Atropa belladonna and a girl in dark clothes. She is a white witch the same as the other daughters of the series. I wanted to show, that this girl knew the plant's properties.
Initially, I chose the wood board because I wanted to refer to the medieval nature, the witches who knew the effects of plants. I began the series with the most powerful plants, but later I also painted fantasy plants, and I depicted a strong woman possessing knowledge.