This tall plant in a pot at the Native Plant Project greenhouse at work was calling to me. I chose to paint directly with Tombow dual tip markers and a waterbrush. In a Canson Mixed Media sketchbook, I started laying down tan, brown purple and red marks for the flowers and stem. Just a few […]
Category Archives: Native Plants
10-Minute Tuesday… Make that 15!
I felt like working big today. This is an 11×14 sketchbook. “Sure,” my inner voice said. “You can do a sketch of the pitcher plant in 10 minutes. Sure thing!” Almost… I set the timer for 5 minutes to get the drawing done. I used the small end of a Zig Dual Tip Brush Pen. […]
Honoring Bloodroot IV
It’s a good thing this pot of Bloodroot was in my office and I could check it frequently or I may have missed out on the plant’s quick growth! In just eight days seedlings went from barely popping out of the soil to blooming!
Honoring Bloodroot III
This year my friend gave me a pot of bloodroot seedlings to monitor. I so love documenting the growth of spring plants.
Honoring Bloodroot II
Back in 2013, I drew my first Bloodroot found in the lowcountry of South Carolina. They seem much smaller than the Western New York variety. Bloom time is a lot earlier, too. This plant was in a sheltered area and we were experiencing warmer then normal temperatures. They normally bloom in mid to late January. […]
Meandering Wildflower Walk
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