Botanical Illustrations


Artwork by Gina Mikel: Bitterroot, Lewisia rediviva

Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva), 2025

Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva), the state flower of Montana, is painted in watercolor by Gina in September 2025. Narrow pink petals fan around a dotted center. A bud and a white bloom, half open, sit upper left above needle-like green leaves, all set on mossy brown-green. Atop the page, a pointed label reads Bitterroot.