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Oooh, agree – so wonderful. So much movement – so fun for the eye to dance around the page. I love that the magnified portion curves back toward the plant. So vibrant, full of joy.

Looks so great, Sara. The blue makes the yellow pop. I like the colours you used in the toning of the lemons. Not a big deal – but note to self for future reference -the shape of the cut lemon – the top right side of it is perhaps a bit straight, making its shape on the right look a bit like the shape of a muffin bottom instead of a curving…[Read more]

Wow! That lemon is glowing so beautifully. Excellent work on the lights to darks in that lemon. The overall colour palette is lovely also.

Yes – that dried orange really pulls me in. I love Doug’s comment – A Charlie Brown Xmas pageant as well, setting the stage for the whole play. 🙂

Woah! Woah Woah! Wowzers. Rich, smooth, glowing.. this is good for my soul as the snow turns to freezing rain then slush up here. 🙂 Love the bend on that bottom leaf coming towards me. Those reds – so Vibrant Harriet!

Yeah Pam!

Thank you for sharing your notes with us, Karen, sentiments that so many of us can relate to. – gives the drawing and observation so much more meaning. I think of my dad with the xmas cactus.

I can hear Wendy’s voice : make sure there are some obvious white highlights – like overdo them! – and some dark darks for contrast since we’re on a midtone paper. Wendy loves putting her obvious highlights in first and really saturating them.

Thanks Ishbel. Yes it’s graphite. New home. Missing my garden of 30 years 😢. Learning to appreciate the things growing seaside now. Will have to raid my friends’ gardens! 😊

Love this Dora…is it graphite?

I definitely saw the way off highlights and worked on them just now. Luckily I have the leaves still. Thanks, Doug.

@Doug Thanks, and thank you for commenting on the ginko highlights. They’re definitely off. I’ll work on them.

Thanks Doug. I see what you mean – I’ll work on that a bit.

Wow Rita!!!! This drawing is fantastic!!!!! Love the delicacy of the petal details!!!! Wonderful, wonderful!!!!! You just keep getting better and better!!!!!!

Fantastic Sheila!!!! The bright highlight on the ginkgo leaves is throwing me a bit. Love the use of the bittersweet vine along the top that the other subjects descend from!!!!

Sorry about the rubber band on the left side. I’ll retake the photo on a sunny day and work on holding the page down.