On a Saturday in June, I was walking along a path shaded by live oaks, loblolly pines and a southern magnolia. A seed pod from the magnolia dropped right in front of me.

I took it as a sign to explore this beauty with ink and watercolor. It was a timely discovery! On Tuesdays, I hold live demos on my instagram account page: @penpaintandjournal. What a perfect specimen to sketch!

You can watch how the seed pod and I worked together to create this journal page. The first session can be viewed here. The following week, I completed the journal page with a watercolor rendering: watch the process here.