We went out to eat and I had this pretty radish as a garnish beside my fritter. I smuggled the radish home in my purse so I could sketch it the next day. I sketched it in graphite first then water color and colored pencil to see which one I liked best. The water color […]
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 […]
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).