Draw Botanical LLC | Mary Weideman | Activity https://drawbotanical.com/members/bioquill/activity/ Activity feed for Mary Weideman. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:13:35 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.5.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 a47e95902086b9f9132ddf92345c2e0c Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/19122/#acomment-19183 Wed, 27 May 2020 14:20:45 -0400 Thank you so very much, Vern, this info is a great help. In addition to not planning the highlights, I didn’t plan the darks well. When doing a dark, deep green like this one, do you ever do a dark wash first, while leaving areas for highlights untouched? Perhaps only doing it on the darkest parts of the leaf, going in with a lighter wash on the…[Read more]

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]]> 28e02785d5d9fbee66913086eb5e6640 Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/19182/ Wed, 27 May 2020 14:20:45 -0400 Thank you so very much, Vern, this info is a great help. In addition to not planning the highlights, I didn’t plan the darks well. When doing a dark, deep green like this one, do you ever do a dark wash first, while leaving areas for highlights untouched? Perhaps only doing it on the darkest parts of the leaf, going in with a lighter wash on the…[Read more]

]]> 0 eba19d7b16b7654c36de0d6ff3ccd68c Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/19114/#acomment-19126 Mon, 25 May 2020 16:20:21 -0400 Really lovely…

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]]> eba19d7b16b7654c36de0d6ff3ccd68c Mary Weideman commented on sheila y.'s Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/19125/ Mon, 25 May 2020 16:20:21 -0400 Really lovely…

]]> 0 d480aa67a8507ecb072f7e6f0eb90155 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/19122/#acomment-19124 Mon, 25 May 2020 16:19:33 -0400 I used my leaf in sepia as the basis for this drawing. As you can see, it’s not nearly as dark and shiny as the sample leaf I included in lower left hand corner [not the sample I used when beginning this drawing]. This drawing has already been burnished, so I suspect adding more color from CP isn’t a good option. Do you have tips on how to begin a…[Read more]

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]]> fe5d4e3b6d76c95b7266f182c6fd95c0 Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/19123/ Mon, 25 May 2020 16:19:33 -0400 I used my leaf in sepia as the basis for this drawing. As you can see, it’s not nearly as dark and shiny as the sample leaf I included in lower left hand corner [not the sample I used when beginning this drawing]. This drawing has already been burnished, so I suspect adding more color from CP isn’t a good option. Do you have tips on how to begin…[Read more]

]]> 0 aebb5775de62c22412e61da612cfbec5 Mary Weideman added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/19122/ Mon, 25 May 2020 16:13:15 -0400 ]]> 2 8bbbba5dda244ddd7b6b9c95853fd5d2 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18981/#acomment-19063 Sun, 17 May 2020 20:30:09 -0400 Thanks, Vern, helpful input. Will keep at it.

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]]> 2814e75f83e324c85aa16ee0f6b062d3 Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/19062/ Sun, 17 May 2020 20:30:09 -0400 Thanks, Vern, helpful input. Will keep at it.

]]> 0 822b547d872ee3a3ff9f8336c3144d76 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18902/#acomment-18989 Thu, 14 May 2020 19:16:13 -0400 Your development of form is just terrific, wow!

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]]> 822b547d872ee3a3ff9f8336c3144d76 Mary Weideman commented on Ishbel Galloway's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18988/ Thu, 14 May 2020 19:16:13 -0400 Your development of form is just terrific, wow!

]]> 0 50533b8b1b7cc26ce67665e688011db3 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18951/#acomment-18987 Thu, 14 May 2020 19:14:28 -0400 I’d love to hear what the actual size of this paper is, given the amazing depth of detail that you show, and the other photo you uploaded, where the Fiddlehead looks very small. One reason I ask is that I struggle mightily with details when the figure is very small. Did you blow this one up before beginning your drawing? Thanks.

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]]> 068e3ab678df30c3cbce2f1fdf005c58 Mary Weideman commented on Pam's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18986/ Thu, 14 May 2020 19:14:28 -0400 I’d love to hear what the actual size of this paper is, given the amazing depth of detail that you show, and the other photo you uploaded, where the Fiddlehead looks very small. One reason I ask is that I struggle mightily with details when the figure is very small. Did you blow this one up before beginning your drawing? Thanks.

]]> 0 8dfb050762773c62dc15dd2ff5c8fd21 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18951/#acomment-18985 Thu, 14 May 2020 19:10:31 -0400 Really amazing, congratulations on a great rendering!

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]]> 8dfb050762773c62dc15dd2ff5c8fd21 Mary Weideman commented on Pam's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18984/ Thu, 14 May 2020 19:10:31 -0400 Really amazing, congratulations on a great rendering!

]]> 0 0e2c83d933936b5ce0ca0d62aa970957 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18981/#acomment-18983 Thu, 14 May 2020 19:04:29 -0400 This leaf is from a peace lily I have here in my home, in the room where I draw. I did leaf rubbings [not shown] as well as a sketch drawn to measure [shown on the left side of photo]. I always struggle with this type of exercise, even though I found Wendy’s instructions and tips extremely helpful. My greatest hurdle is the secondary veins,…[Read more]

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]]> 3af53e2610d0e5afdd1bb83389d76b7e Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18982/ Thu, 14 May 2020 19:04:28 -0400 This leaf is from a peace lily I have here in my home, in the room where I draw. I did leaf rubbings [not shown] as well as a sketch drawn to measure [shown on the left side of photo]. I always struggle with this type of exercise, even though I found Wendy’s instructions and tips extremely helpful. My greatest hurdle is the secondary veins,…[Read more]

]]> 0 d3a136ac55ef52c6fe1dfecfed312ca5 Mary Weideman added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18981/ Thu, 14 May 2020 18:47:53 -0400 ]]> 2 bd06c7595857960a915cc8adb4d7f816 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18048/#acomment-18850 Mon, 04 May 2020 00:33:13 -0400 this is really lovely, especially the composition

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]]> bd06c7595857960a915cc8adb4d7f816 Mary Weideman commented on Doug Milne's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18849/ Mon, 04 May 2020 00:33:13 -0400 this is really lovely, especially the composition

]]> 0 dfd60cf1aa48d3390cbcc9fd26001c9b Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18305/#acomment-18438 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:46:04 -0400 Thanks so much for your comments, Doug and Vern. It’s amazing how much time slips by when getting set up for virtual activities, each using a different app/virtual system. I can’t agree more about Doug’s suggestion to scale small things up before starting to draw, and tone. I have one of those Accura Proportional dividers but am rusty on how to…[Read more]

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]]> c4f9d450a2d1b40ad4de1c27bb772f10 Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18437/ Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:46:04 -0400 Thanks so much for your comments, Doug and Vern. It’s amazing how much time slips by when getting set up for virtual activities, each using a different app/virtual system. I can’t agree more about Doug’s suggestion to scale small things up before starting to draw, and tone. I have one of those Accura Proportional dividers but am rusty on how to…[Read more]

]]> 0 8877727ca07b993f1c7f614bbc7650d8 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18305/#acomment-18310 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:52:49 -0400 There are portions of this worksheet that I liked, but overall, this work needs more practice. One of the biggest challenges for me is trying to render tiny details in a very small space. I know that Wendy said there is flexibility when rendering scales on an acorn, but there are also a lot of details inside the cuplet that can be very hard to…[Read more]

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]]> 505b4589738f850101ccf1c9264c9efc Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18309/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:52:49 -0400 There are portions of this worksheet that I liked, but overall, this work needs more practice. One of the biggest challenges for me is trying to render tiny details in a very small space. I know that Wendy said there is flexibility when rendering scales on an acorn, but there are also a lot of details inside the cuplet that can be very hard to…[Read more]

]]> 0 e1fd3a848579f266d499b7aad2b751cd Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18306/#acomment-18308 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:44:09 -0400 This shows nthe composition I usednfor this acorn, drawn in the next upload. I liked it because it allows the viewer to clearly see the line of demarcation alongn the acorn, the uppermost part being that which was originally under the cup, and the lowermost part being the portion of the nut that was not under the cuplet.

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]]> cc36f61b4dc841bac6a6bcac0c460c3f Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18307/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:44:09 -0400 This shows nthe composition I usednfor this acorn, drawn in the next upload. I liked it because it allows the viewer to clearly see the line of demarcation alongn the acorn, the uppermost part being that which was originally under the cup, and the lowermost part being the portion of the nut that was not under the cuplet.

]]> 0 7e308ce11242e687a298945b5d06aaff Mary Weideman added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18306/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:41:34 -0400 ]]> 1 2d6f0e4e73061e18838370de3a255a7a Mary Weideman added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/18305/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:40:13 -0400 ]]> 4 f2d1dd9a96e672df3391bb749f8d9f5a Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17941/#acomment-17947 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:29:43 -0400 This is really beautiful [no surprises there], and a great worksheet to learn from. For example, how you varied the angle of the stem on the green plum which adds much to the composition, and variety when compared to the blue plum below. Also your practicing basic values, shapes, etc. I take it you made it to Hawaii? All the best to you, wherever…[Read more]

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]]> f2d1dd9a96e672df3391bb749f8d9f5a Mary Weideman commented on Wendy Hollender's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17946/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:29:43 -0400 This is really beautiful [no surprises there], and a great worksheet to learn from. For example, how you varied the angle of the stem on the green plum which adds much to the composition, and variety when compared to the blue plum below. Also your practicing basic values, shapes, etc. I take it you made it to Hawaii? All the best to you, wherever…[Read more]

]]> 0 585f0736defa033df7a86d4bb306db8c Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17594/#acomment-17835 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:24:11 -0400 Thanks so much, Vern! Yes, your rotation worked nicely, so much easier to assess. I’ll give the ‘wait overnight for additional layering to open up’ a try, that is news to me. Initially, I had a lot of detailed texture that I liked and that I thought was on its way toward being accurate. Then I lost it all when I used additional watercolor to…[Read more]

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]]> acdf886697f16935a2f137c9d84b73f0 Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17834/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:24:11 -0400 Thanks so much, Vern! Yes, your rotation worked nicely, so much easier to assess. I’ll give the ‘wait overnight for additional layering to open up’ a try, that is news to me. Initially, I had a lot of detailed texture that I liked and that I thought was on its way toward being accurate. Then I lost it all when I used additional watercolor to…[Read more]

]]> 0 a2317cc2329b5bf605c1b6e6de76c446 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17717/#acomment-17833 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:08:52 -0400 Thanks so much to you both, I think ellipses take a lot of practice to get them right, and in accordance with the object being rendered.

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]]> a2317cc2329b5bf605c1b6e6de76c446 Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17832/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:08:52 -0400 Thanks so much to you both, I think ellipses take a lot of practice to get them right, and in accordance with the object being rendered.

]]> 0 6c35b9d81f2eb933b6ba7952101cc348 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17720/#acomment-17735 Tue, 03 Mar 2020 17:01:24 -0500 Gosh, this is really beautiful, congratulations!

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]]> 6c35b9d81f2eb933b6ba7952101cc348 Mary Weideman commented on Carol Burke's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17734/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 17:01:24 -0500 Gosh, this is really beautiful, congratulations!

]]> 0 de5bfdb8440bda69db598297e9786237 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17717/#acomment-17733 Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:59:02 -0500 Thank you so much. Now that I’ve been away from it for a day or so, I can actually see what you are saying re the shape of the ellipse and yes, the ellipse in the graphite nut does look much closer to that in the actual acorn. You are right also about determining how close to the real a rendered object is. Lots to think about, and thanks so much…[Read more]

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]]> d4d5ae87337b3bf405274fb53bf6dc88 Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17732/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:59:01 -0500 Thank you so much. Now that I’ve been away from it for a day or so, I can actually see what you are saying re the shape of the ellipse and yes, the ellipse in the graphite nut does look much closer to that in the actual acorn. You are right also about determining how close to the real a rendered object is. Lots to think about, and thanks so much…[Read more]

]]> 0 27dc2b06f74c880a03df48eddef02cf7 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17717/#acomment-17719 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:58:09 -0500 I’m still working on a rendering that has the kind of color saturation that the object has. I think I came closer this time than in Lesson 1, but still not there. Also, the highlight is off compared to the live sample, but I moved the acorn several times while rendering the color, msaybe that’s part of the problem. The circular/eliptical area…[Read more]

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]]> b331c0325adabab76beed0dbb289ee98 Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17718/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:58:09 -0500 I’m still working on a rendering that has the kind of color saturation that the object has. I think I came closer this time than in Lesson 1, but still not there. Also, the highlight is off compared to the live sample, but I moved the acorn several times while rendering the color, msaybe that’s part of the problem. The circular/eliptical area…[Read more]

]]> 0 48a7a974d9804e05611a3744cf52055c Mary Weideman added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17717/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:50:05 -0500 ]]> 4 06a28337dc41be322ba6f39306bfe414 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17572/#acomment-17609 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:41:47 -0500 This is just beautiful, congratulations!

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]]> b89ab7b136ed2b9a104febbfcc588c77 Mary Weideman commented on Pam's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17608/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:41:46 -0500 This is just beautiful, congratulations!

]]> 0 6b67db614eca33c159865521bd0c1425 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17594/#acomment-17607 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:36:56 -0500 Hi Doug, Thanks so much for your comment and input. One thing I learned is that, for something both very dark and very textured, get the darks nailed in place first, then tackle texture. I lost a lot of the texture I created when I had to go back over the rendering to try to get it darker. But I’ll give some thought to trying to achieve at least…[Read more]

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]]> 807905f8b3d8bb81607f9956ae23db91 Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17606/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:36:55 -0500 Hi Doug, Thanks so much for your comment and input. One thing I learned is that, for something both very dark and very textured, get the darks nailed in place first, then tackle texture. I lost a lot of the texture I created when I had to go back over the rendering to try to get it darker. But I’ll give some thought to trying to achieve at least…[Read more]

]]> 0 2007f8dd29add028f8ea2629e83a731e Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17594/#acomment-17598 Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:32:46 -0500 PS I left the shadow out because the paper used for right side of the branch, especially, is totally overworked, and not conducive to further work when attempting a shadow. Thanks.

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]]> 2007f8dd29add028f8ea2629e83a731e Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17597/ Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:32:46 -0500 PS I left the shadow out because the paper used for right side of the branch, especially, is totally overworked, and not conducive to further work when attempting a shadow. Thanks.

]]> 0 82a82a49570d4cc972bcc244f777dcc9 Mary Weideman posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17594/#acomment-17596 Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:30:22 -0500 Sorry about the rotation being off, it didn’t save as I’d hoped. If I did this over again, I’d blow it up, per your suggestion on webinar, and consider using a heavier HP WC paper, perhaps one that’s 600 gms instead of approximately 300 gms, and not as soft as the Aqua. That might give me a better shot at both texture and color, especially darks…[Read more]

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]]> e9ee32ac3a5fc6bac832ae2a0cb370ec Mary Weideman commented on Mary Weideman's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/17595/ Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:30:22 -0500 Sorry about the rotation being off, it didn’t save as I’d hoped. If I did this over again, I’d blow it up, per your suggestion on webinar, and consider using a heavier HP WC paper, perhaps one that’s 600 gms instead of approximately 300 gms, and not as soft as the Aqua. That might give me a better shot at both texture and color, especially darks…[Read more]

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