I often drive across the St Johns Bridge, and nearly every time, I say I would love to draw it “someday”. Well about a week ago, on a beautiful autumn day, I took off with my sketchpad, determined to finally do it! When I got there, I realized that I had to forgo the best […]
Massive Trees in Background and Foreground
October 6, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
John and I went out for coffee/tea at Palio’s Coffee House on Ladd’s Circle on Sunday afternoon. Even though I accidentally dipped my paint brush in my tea a couple of times, it still tasted pretty good! Outside the window was this huge Elm tree, which dwarfed all of the patrons inside. Today I decided […]
Botanical Pencil Sketches
September 21, 2009 by · 2 Comments
I did these pencil sketches several years ago for a plant ID class when I was studying landscape design.I did a sketch for each plant we studied, even if it was only a leaf or a flower. Here is just a sampling of the sketches. Most of them were simpler than these because we covered […]
Backs of Heads
September 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Here is John in his cubbyhole home office, gazing at his side by side screens. He is in geek heaven surrounded by electronics.I did these sketches at a Beavers game that I went to with my family. Do some people actually watch the game?
My Garden in Summer
September 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
These are sketches of my little garden in late summer. John designed and built the copper structure several years ago to support my climbing rose.The fountain was fun to sketch. It was my first attempt to capture the look of water. This Quince tree is very old but still produces a good crop of fruit […]
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).