I spent the afternoon sketching in a friends garden awhile back. In an area away from the main garden she lets the Verbascum reseed themselves, and I thought they were so pretty with the enormous Douglas Firs as a backdrop.
Helleborus
February 18, 2010 by · 11 Comments
We had a fabulous sunny day today, and I met this little fellow on my walk around the neighborhood. He lives in a raised bed so I didn’t have to lay on the ground to see his pretty face, thank heavens! I sat on the retaining wall and did a quick sketch. I added the […]
Veggie Sketch
September 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Here is a lovely cabbage I found to sketch in a nearby community garden last week. The real cabbage had deeper blues, purples and pinks but since I am new at water colors, I didn’t realize that the paint colors would lighten so much as they dried.
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).