Draw Botanical LLC | Eleanor McCarthy | Activity https://drawbotanical.com/members/emccarthy62/activity/ Activity feed for Eleanor McCarthy. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:47:17 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.5.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 b6599efaf038210b49987acd9b53dffe Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21136/#acomment-21163 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:19:37 -0400 Now that you mention it, I see that line too. Thanks for the suggestions on cool and complementary hues. I will try that on my next practice.

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]]> b6599efaf038210b49987acd9b53dffe Eleanor McCarthy commented on Eleanor McCarthy's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21162/ Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:19:37 -0400 Now that you mention it, I see that line too. Thanks for the suggestions on cool and complementary hues. I will try that on my next practice.

]]> 0 0df1ef37c3dffeb778fa6b4107f921da Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21133/#acomment-21150 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:18:44 -0400 Some time, can you please tell us how you descuded on the little chop/logo/monogram above your signature? I noticed that a lot of artists seem to be doing this a lot these days, where 30 years ago, the only time I ever saw this was on Chinese or Japanese art. Any idea why this is so popular now?

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]]> 0df1ef37c3dffeb778fa6b4107f921da Eleanor McCarthy commented on Wendy Hollender's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21149/ Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:18:44 -0400 Some time, can you please tell us how you descuded on the little chop/logo/monogram above your signature? I noticed that a lot of artists seem to be doing this a lot these days, where 30 years ago, the only time I ever saw this was on Chinese or Japanese art. Any idea why this is so popular now?

]]> 0 e6704662011bbd4c74c69dbbc24be2a3 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21139/#acomment-21146 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:15:35 -0400 Geeze Ishbel. This is absolutely lovely. Please keep inspiring me to improve. 😃

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]]> 1e4a600c3580f6735f7c53284ad74ea4 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Ishbel Galloway's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21145/ Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:15:35 -0400 Geeze Ishbel. This is absolutely lovely. Please keep inspiring me to improve. 😃

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]]> 6269a8e2c5368fb424fb5df1d7e7e99b Eleanor McCarthy commented on Eleanor McCarthy's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21137/ Sun, 16 Aug 2020 16:33:00 -0400 Thanks Wendy. I will try that.

]]> 0 4f0d7d57c47b868b1d9e4325fd2b2923 Eleanor McCarthy added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21136/ Sun, 16 Aug 2020 16:31:26 -0400 ]]> 3 79c6bc5b140bc698b04c4f8b5f7a3f66 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21120/#acomment-21130 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 02:25:33 -0400 Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll check those lessons out. I did use the indigo in the dark areas. I really love this plant, so chances are I will be drawing more of its leaves in the future. It is really an amazing plant. It is about 4 feet tall and 3 feet across.

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]]> 3b29be84f9b0600c3effb23e6e0af8fa Eleanor McCarthy commented on Eleanor McCarthy's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21129/ Sun, 16 Aug 2020 02:25:33 -0400 Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll check those lessons out. I did use the indigo in the dark areas. I really love this plant, so chances are I will be drawing more of its leaves in the future. It is really an amazing plant. It is about 4 feet tall and 3 feet across.

]]> 0 6518e31e6f15dcea688a5db8fdefc537 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21120/#acomment-21122 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 21:43:13 -0400 This coleus leaf was difficult to do because the red is so so dark. The veins on the front of the leaf were actually a cool grey-ish red, but I was having troubles with that, since I used the embossing tool.

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]]> 6518e31e6f15dcea688a5db8fdefc537 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Eleanor McCarthy's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21121/ Sat, 15 Aug 2020 21:43:13 -0400 This coleus leaf was difficult to do because the red is so so dark. The veins on the front of the leaf were actually a cool grey-ish red, but I was having troubles with that, since I used the embossing tool.

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Thanks Laura. I really like your art too. You are so good!
I am not a professional artist, though I hope to be one soon. I would like to sell greeting cards on Etsy and fabric on Spoonflower or another platform. This is my second career, and I am just starting out.
How long have you been drawing botanical art and do you also paint? If so, what…

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]]> 0 2de3c4696a7b23232775d8987fe340d2 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21051/#acomment-21092 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:34:28 -0400
Thanks Laura. I really like your art too. You are so good!
I am not a professional artist, though I hope to be one soon. I would like to sell greeting cards on Etsy and fabric on Spoonflower or another platform. This is my second career, and I am just starting out.
How long have you been drawing botanical art and do you also paint? If so, what…

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]]> d26852a0f65d696893d66212290c4a00 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20783/#acomment-21083 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:56:33 -0400 This is amazing. You inspire me to keep working to improve.

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]]> d26852a0f65d696893d66212290c4a00 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Ishbel Galloway's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21082/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:56:33 -0400 This is amazing. You inspire me to keep working to improve.

]]> 0 88f1f3c3b127d2fbb6f65cd498c54fad Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20787/#acomment-21081 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:55:14 -0400 Wow!

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]]> 88f1f3c3b127d2fbb6f65cd498c54fad Eleanor McCarthy commented on sheila y.'s Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21080/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:55:14 -0400 Wow!

]]> 0 39c711b3eeae7cbec2eb6af920c00282 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20793/#acomment-21079 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:54:32 -0400 This is terrific. I really like the pattern of the peach and also the pit. I think having the pit there makes it much more interesting composition.

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]]> 25e94c7e320f6a4af1680736cb9da500 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Sinéad Kane's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21078/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:54:31 -0400 This is terrific. I really like the pattern of the peach and also the pit. I think having the pit there makes it much more interesting composition.

]]> 0 7cfab3615e927fc5e36a13fdb349cb01 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20794/#acomment-21077 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:53:24 -0400 Oh wow! This is amazing!

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]]> 7cfab3615e927fc5e36a13fdb349cb01 Eleanor McCarthy commented on sheila y.'s Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21076/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:53:24 -0400 Oh wow! This is amazing!

]]> 0 e7b30a26d8ab1533257e3eb097d131d6 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20828/#acomment-21075 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:52:19 -0400 This is such a good idea.

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]]> 19234e093f47571767e2ac8675472669 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Lucille Alice's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21074/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:52:18 -0400 This is such a good idea.

]]> 0 1e1c90e76d8dfd3b82c3c9ae1c6b5d7d Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20884/#acomment-21069 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:47:15 -0400 This is gorgeous. How did your get such fine lines down the stem, on the sepals, and the white on the tomato cut edge?

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]]> 1e1c90e76d8dfd3b82c3c9ae1c6b5d7d Eleanor McCarthy commented on Sam McWilliams's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21068/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:47:15 -0400 This is gorgeous. How did your get such fine lines down the stem, on the sepals, and the white on the tomato cut edge?

]]> 0 1563b58c85702418963f40d3a78c1731 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20899/#acomment-21067 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:45:33 -0400 This is really gorgeous! And, a good example of some of the craziness of Egyptian walking onions.

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]]> 1563b58c85702418963f40d3a78c1731 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Maureen Doram's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21066/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:45:33 -0400 This is really gorgeous! And, a good example of some of the craziness of Egyptian walking onions.

]]> 0 3ab47d0d7b4ac4c22bc5a0015e2faf80 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20908/#acomment-21065 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:42:11 -0400 Katy, that is really good advice for me too.

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]]> 3ab47d0d7b4ac4c22bc5a0015e2faf80 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Sinéad Kane's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21064/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:42:11 -0400 Katy, that is really good advice for me too.

]]> 0 f951cd82424146c3ecfda916f4f5bc63 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20943/#acomment-21063 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:39:22 -0400 Wow! Looks like you could eat it.

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]]> f951cd82424146c3ecfda916f4f5bc63 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Katy Lyness's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21062/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:39:22 -0400 Wow! Looks like you could eat it.

]]> 0 b232801d0cd52880af63fba526b4494d Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20948/#acomment-21061 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:38:12 -0400 These are terrific leaves. You did a terrific job with the serrated edges as well as the highlights and veins.

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]]> d594184f31f12567a2fe9b2ef68144af Eleanor McCarthy commented on Jill Amadei's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21060/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:38:11 -0400 These are terrific leaves. You did a terrific job with the serrated edges as well as the highlights and veins.

]]> 0 f02f73a5aa6010711b41598de73acd17 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20952/#acomment-21059 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:37:07 -0400 Really beautiful.

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]]> f02f73a5aa6010711b41598de73acd17 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Patricia Nadon-Koro's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21058/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:37:07 -0400 Really beautiful.

]]> 0 1475cac5b7fd23e8ad8fea53dacfc059 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20958/#acomment-21057 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:36:24 -0400 This is gorgeous. What plant is it? Did you grow it?

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]]> 1475cac5b7fd23e8ad8fea53dacfc059 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Pam's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21056/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:36:24 -0400 This is gorgeous. What plant is it? Did you grow it?

]]> 0 72231f26d0dbbb293a06740604092988 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21027/#acomment-21055 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:33:01 -0400 This is terrific Jenny. I really like the texture and how the color varies from top to bottom.

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]]> 72231f26d0dbbb293a06740604092988 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Jennie S.'s Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21054/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:33:01 -0400 This is terrific Jenny. I really like the texture and how the color varies from top to bottom.

]]> 0 23f35b3ab55c564810f7868aba44706c Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21051/#acomment-21053 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:31:27 -0400 I finally finished this drawing. Sorry that I haven’t been here for a while. My daughter came to visit from NYC. Now that she has gone home, I can get back down to business.

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]]> b1c785c86a87df80438e00c3f38c59ce Eleanor McCarthy commented on Eleanor McCarthy's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/21052/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:31:27 -0400 I finally finished this drawing. Sorry that I haven’t been here for a while. My daughter came to visit from NYC. Now that she has gone home, I can get back down to business.

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]]> 41a8877aa1cd105b4f1098b886a07bf6 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Eleanor McCarthy's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20694/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:50:12 -0400 Feathers I am using for the drawing “Feathers – Part 1”

]]> 0 e927b6f50e1a5f73764d75c5a9155211 Eleanor McCarthy posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20608/#acomment-20693 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:49:35 -0400 Do you happen to know the variety of this thistle?

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]]> 1a0e90aebfcfbd37ca26d11b1bfaf9d1 Eleanor McCarthy commented on Patricia Nadon-Koro's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/20692/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:49:34 -0400 Do you happen to know the variety of this thistle?

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