Helleborus are known in recent history as the Christmas and Lenten rose. I like to portray them as slightly sinister in my art, however, because of their storied past. The flower was used for medicinal purposes. But if improperly administered, it could exacerbate a patient’s condition and lead to insanity, even death. (Makes them a creepy sort of beauty when you realize such things.)
Helleborus sketches. Craft and Bristol paper. Ink, Faber-Castell Polychromos color pencils, watercolor, gouache