I spent another relaxing morning at Jane’s house sketching and painting with other botanical artists on her deck. These pods caught my eye as we strolled around her garden looking for possible subjects before we sat down to “work”.
I accidentally knocked them over and out fell the little seeds, so I included them in the drawing. The pods, seeds and dried sepals all have such interesting textures–thoroughly delightful to draw! Autumn is on its way, and I look forward to finding more lovely dried and withered pods, leaves and such to draw. I heard a flock of geese honking overhead as they headed south yesterday, another sure sign that the season is changing.
This blog is about my journey as a botanical artist--what I am learning, what inspires me and what I am currently drawing or painting. My desire is to continually hone my skills to better express my wonder and gratitude for the beauty of the creation around me in the Pacific Northwest (USA).
I think you were lucky that the seeds fell out because the pod and the lively seeds make such a nice composition. I look forward to seeing more of your seedpods this fall.
Thanks, Vicky! The seeds were fun to draw.
This is a lovely drawing.
Thanks, Sue!
Beautiful drawing as always Janene. The seeds only add to the whole!