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Hello Daffodils and Tulips! (Thank God we made it to Spring 2021.)

Spring pop-up!

Awesome glow! Reminds me of the Chez Panisse drawings. 🙂 Gorgeous.

Hi Karen! How do you feel about a bit of light pink watercolour? Keep using those sharpened pencils to follow those contour lines that this petal clearly shows.

Stunner. You on a role!

I mean, that folded petal knocks me off my feet! Breathtaking. Your writing is also fantastic. Sharp. Well done. Reads like an old hand coloured engraving.

Lovely, Mary.

Wayto let your style shine through. 🙂

Andale Pato! Looking good Dolores! I dig that water too – nice negative space/movement in it 🙂 Ese pato parece tan feliz.

Hello Duckies! They are so delightful, Dolores. I love them all. Try using different blues and greens in the waters sometimes, to give it more character/feel. 🙂

I agree with Pam, so sweet. Hopefully you had good snacking while destroying oranges.

Right now the shape formed by the negative space that dips not the centre of the paper is the focal point. That can change once colour and form come in. But you may have to deal with at negative space…it kind of bisects the paper – see what I mean? Also – the top of the tallest pitcher plant and the flower head next to it are at the same…[Read more]

It’s hard to see the detail in this photo, but you can always tone down embossing wth watercolour. Your drawings are really lovely, Renata. They have a style that really stands out.

That cut pear is a delight! Yes, we have to remember to work on communicating the form and volume before we get all excited about the descriptive colours and details.

I really like this tomato, Katherine. Your drawings have a lovely quality, as Katy mentioned. So happy to see your drawings posted for us here. Keep up the good work and be kind to yourself!

Great sketch. Leaves are tricky and always take longer than we think. Remember to still think of your highlights and shaded sides. Did you emboss? You can always go back in and tone down some of the embossing in some places with watercolour so the embossing. lines don’t steal the show.

Hi Katherine, I don’t know if you’re ready to try watercolour yet – but why not!? It’ll take away the texture and dots of paper so that you can communicate a smooth surface of your subject.

What an incredible first sketch, Katherine. It’s a beauty!

This is so gorgeous – reminds me of colour studies from the women in the BauHaus Weaving community.

GORGEOUS! And yes to watercolour 🙂