This is a pencil drawing of our cat, Lucy. She was sprawled in the sun on the floor one day. I did this to try and experiment with rendering her fur. I like how it turned out, though it is more of a rough finish than I usually do. It would be interesting to takeContinue reading “Pencil drawing of Lucy – sprawled in the sun”
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Impatiens studies
These are some studies of an Impatien that I did for a botanical drawing class. I like this one because it shows the one leaf with a tear in it. And the one below includes some of the flowers and a bud. I really enjoyed the habit of the plant – the way the leavesContinue reading “Impatiens studies”
Iris studies
These are some studies that I did of a beautiful iris plant this summer. I was trying to work on the form of the leaf and bud and also played around with some detailed studies of the petals. I wanted to see what I could do with colored pencil as well as some ink.