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Much to my delight, I found Maypops on one of our morning dog walks. The vine was/is growing in a tree and spreading onto the ground near an uncompleted house in our neighborhood. The vine is quite large but the flowers were not real showy. Yes, I took a clipping 🙂 It seems all the vine needed was water as the blooms popped in great fashion!
The pen sketch was done on the 17th around noon. At 3 pm one blossom started to open and fully opened by 11 pm. Sorry, can’t go to bed just yet….. I must draw and paint this architectural wonder!
I painted the vine a few days later, then as time went on, more color was added. Saturday I finished up with the calligraphy and called it Done!
I love being able to take my time with journal pages. They take on a life of their own. I love the voyage 🙂
Thanks, Lisa! I did have fun with this un-rushed page 🙂
Oh, this is really lovely Pam. Very nice calligraphy too!
Thanks, Elizabeth! This plant must not like it's growing conditions. The flowers were very weak looking. When I put the clipping in water, the flowers jumped for joy, so to speak!
Wonderful drawing and painting and lettering! I love the grace and "alien-ness" of this species, too, not to mention that the butterflies love it!
We have a small native passiflora evrywhere here that is not as spectacular-looking (and much easier to draw), though this one grows here as well. Great job on the blooms!
Thanks, Rhonda! Happy to bring back childhood days!
I felt the wonder of a child when I first saw this flower a couple of years ago 🙂
I remember these growing at my aunt's place and I'd love to touch the seedpods, sending them flying! Thanks for bringing back a good childhood memory for me – and I always enjoy your journal entries.
Thank you, Toni! Your work always inspires me, I'm honored!
Jeanette, you're right! A space station! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Love this! The flowers always remind me of space ships and alien invaders!
Pam thanks for the inspiration. I always felt I had to finish my page right then. Thus it never gets started. Your approach helps me a lot. Love your journal sketches.