Vestiges of winter
Today's walking - 15 minutes with Steve, Brix, Demi and Parisse
We just returned from a short night time walk around the block - three black dogs in the black of night. I need to find the little sparkle lights I used to attach to their collars so the world would know they're there. But it was 74ºF today and it felt like summertime, warm and balmy, and it would have been a crime not to enjoy an evening stroll.
Before that I drew this little pine cone. It's on the same page as yesterday's ribbon and just as complicated. Pine cones, I discovered, have lots of facets on each little blade, or petal, or whatever those protuberances are called. They're thick at the front edge and taper off toward the center. Now I know.
well it's recognisable and well executed- who cares about size? :)
ReplyDeleteThank you. BTW, it WASN'T recognizable for quite a while!
ReplyDeleteI love how this looks like how you discribe it---that makes it a very successful drawing!
ReplyDeleteYour pine cone has a wondeful tactile quality - all, pine-coney thick. Can smell the woods (love that smell). Good job!
ReplyDelete76 what a delightful temp for January - Great pine cone sketch - you obviously really really SAW the pine cone -
ReplyDeleteYou had the same observations about the complexity as I did! I tried to draw one last year, thinking it would be easy, but was I wrong. Each piece is complex, without a straight line anywhere. It's tough.
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