Draw Botanical LLC | Suzanne | Activity https://drawbotanical.com/members/info/activity/ Activity feed for Suzanne. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:20 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.5.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 0d413cddb57ad95abad39288058b6c55 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8958/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:47:29 -0500 These are such interesting nuts. I love the colour! I recognize the two in the lower right as acorns, but what are the others?

]]> 0 7228be159057da59bd92113b62224c15 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8956/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:46:18 -0500 What happy colours! The highlights really give me the sense of how the petals might feel to the touch.

]]> 0 acf28974114e8d9e377b395f4f80e912 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8954/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:44:10 -0500 What a fun page. I love the variegated leaves and how the nut inside the shell is exposed by degrees. Lovely, Sheila.

]]> 0 65b1a04a4c9cbfc91a1c56ad46022be3 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8952/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:42:01 -0500 This pear invites a big, juicy bite! : D

]]> 0 2f7aeb72fc580cde6cd2bec46cc32af9 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8950/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:41:10 -0500 Thank you, everyone, for your encouraging comments! : ) This year of drawbotanical has been bountiful. This piece my homage to the illustrious history & practice of botanical illustration.

]]> 0 982ed5022fb9914cf8a010d54c49941a Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8946/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:28:07 -0500 They’res so much to enjoy in this composition. It has quite a festive spirit! : )

]]> 0 5a46b43c3cbbbec770a9fb97b01e01b9 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8944/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:26:26 -0500 Wow, such deep shadows along the midribs. The leaves look like they’re sitting on top of the page. Great work!

]]> 0 4ef0ff5a8de29315612bf9496b631e20 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8942/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:24:31 -0500 What a great wall for showcasing what you’ve done! Wonderful space! Thank you, Susanlora, for sharing.

]]> 0 b52f3cf38695d7871336e531901c6b5a Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8940/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:22:08 -0500 Mmm, Sheryl, I love how each leaf curls in its own way, each having its own character.

]]> 0 486a5ef695d8bbefd49f639a482a21c4 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8938/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:20:47 -0500 Lovely, Marci. All so convincing. I like that you’ve shown us the basic drawing too. The seeds are luminescent. What colours did you use for them? And did you use watercolour underneath?

]]> 0 e5ef3825f7c0149c7120b8d21a0eea56 Suzanne added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8937/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:14:25 -0500 ]]> 0 6863ccefb96fce6530d01088bf654523 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8837/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:06:03 -0500 What a fun composition!

]]> 0 db791cfe9e45b404de27b35f10236dd8 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8835/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:04:47 -0500 Lovely!

]]> 0 2373b696592a7c133e815d690a5eddf2 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8833/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:04:06 -0500 I love this composition. My eyes skip along from top across to bottom rather merrily! The veining & colour variations are so inviting. Did you use an embossing tool for some of the veins?

]]> 0 e45198eefa1ff7c5ad1d21678b71112a Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8831/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:00:40 -0500 Marci, these leaves are absolutely gorgeous!

]]> 0 6c6847186bf4c4a91f7c3ad586e4d47a Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8829/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 20:59:34 -0500 Arisaema atrorubens, “Woodland Jack-in-the-pulpit”. Coloured pencil, a bit of watercolour and graphite text on 22″ x 30″ 270 gsm Stillman & Birn watercolour, Zeta Series. A wonderful, highly forgiving paper to work on.

]]> 0 77a00917a95abfb2ffba3a9a4ddc8c3b Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8549/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:01:22 -0500 Ahhh, beautiful light & shadow!

]]> 0 b670694fd44ff5d01f33fb77f9a19afd Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/8547/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:58:23 -0500 Thank you, @susan-morris. All the undulations of these leaves were a lot of fun to draw. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything — working on a big one right now. Hope to get it done for the next webinar! : )

]]> 0 25cca9590383c9399c390e0433a77cb0 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7834/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:47:23 -0400
Wonderful! Pine cones are a great brain tease : )
    ]]>     0     a3c33ef3951067c267449253e2b535f5 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7832/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:46:01 -0400
    Thank you, Wendy!
      ]]>       0       4e8d76baf45c9d41399541e380604f85 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7822/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:17:21 -0400
      Thank you Sheila & Martine!
        ]]>         0         902601217fe64a86fb3c2751491989e0 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7814/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:01:46 -0400
        thank you, Sheila!
          ]]>           0           2c80a13cfe4552d1d3ea29cf17cd7e79 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7795/ Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:50:42 -0400
          @wendy, I’ve worked on the oak leaves & cap some more & posted it with the other versions (before/after).
            ]]>             0             c3879f97dee0f3f8614deba1deaf8044 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7792/ Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:01:45 -0400 Ah, @wendy, I think I see what you mean — to the left of the acorn cap? I’m thinking that keeping the leaf light directly next to the left side of the cap would still be a good thing? If I have a chance, I’ll try this before the next Webinar, or if not, definitely afterwards. Between yourself & Vern, this has been a great exercise in lea…[Read more]

            ]]>             0             eaee49c140aca07ed2c3addc6b19b499 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7770/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:47:11 -0400 Thank you, Martine, and yes Vern, I think you’re right! Thank you for all of your input : )

            ]]>             0             63f13e9b68ae098fcc4e6f6b71e846b4 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7668/ Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:25:12 -0400 Thank you for pointing this out, Vern! I didn’t think to ask while working on it, but it would have been a good idea to do so … while the light was coming from the upper right, the light was also passing through the leaf to the shadow side, causing the shadows to become much lighter. I can see that I could easily darken the shadow around the…[Read more]

            ]]>             0             dee6c6c70a40039412507b7c05599bda Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7552/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 11:41:47 -0400 Lovely variations in your apple colour, Sheila. Very realistic — especially like the area around the stem.

            ]]>             0             25e1d7d508933eba291bde3dca69271d Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7550/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 11:38:39 -0400 I really love the simplicity of this composition, Marci. It has real life to it, yet calm & quiet. Very beautiful! I think you have added more highlight along the front edge of the leaf as well — this really sets it off as it creates a play back & forth with the highlights in, especially, the middle acorn. Lovely!

            ]]>             0             da6d3bf00802716044be2708f609ec6f Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7548/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 11:34:25 -0400 You’ve captured such a play of light & shadow in these dried leaves, Liz. The composition itself is quite playful overall. The colours so warm & inviting. Wonderfully enjoyable viewing!

            ]]>             0             8265888b83c40c80950ffcdc9ab969ab Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7547/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 11:29:17 -0400
            Thank you for your comments, Liz! It is interesting that you see “crispy” in the leaves — they’ve been sitting in my window getting crispy for a dog’s age! : D
              ]]>               0               8b1ff963e089b5691c5a43b63f4f343e Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7545/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 11:27:42 -0400
              Thank you, Marci! Yes, I really enjoyed drawing this little acorn cap & plan to do the leaves again sometime — so much fun!
                ]]>                 0                 dd665ee8432e2f7eeb0ac55664abade3 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7483/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:47:03 -0400
                Thank you, Wendy! I’m gradually learning to go back a few times after the initial completion, to add in shading. Stepping away for a while seems to help to ‘see’. So far, I’m finding it easier to add in when using graphite vs colour. I think this might have something to do with the loss of tooth in the dark areas using coloured pencil. I’m…

                [Read more]

                ]]>                 0                 6bb9d5e82a4acbc70edcf39056fde575 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7481/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:42:51 -0400
                @wendy, yes! I wanted to keep all of the strokes & notes of my preliminary drawing, so I used tracing paper to pick up the most useful lines. Created a reverse of the drawing on the other side, then transferred this line drawing below the preliminary one to carry on with shading.
                  ]]>                   0                   c7d09c0d883aa18b9a1ae15aba18cbb4 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7479/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:38:32 -0400
                  Thank you, Wendy! I have a full jar of them here to keep me busy — my sister was giving them away & I thought they’d be great to draw, but prior to this course was intimidated to try. This is my first attempt. : )
                    ]]>                     0                     799c7a9d4009716ffc2522ba830881be Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7385/ Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:29:15 -0400 I love the detailing in the upper part of the upper root, Sheryl. Reminds me of the nodes on our English Ivy.

                    ]]>                     0                     62423364ebedfd1ab847e8c650b70708 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7383/ Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:27:53 -0400 Sarah, really enjoying all of the details in this piece … it creates an attitude of contemplation. Nature offers us beautiful examples of resilience.

                    ]]>                     0                     54f6c0f248c9d33de7d6c87a7977b222 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7381/ Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:22:49 -0400 Love the feathery quality of your bird — very convincing.

                    ]]>                     0                     cc171499411a330b6a2342fc33b4eed1 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7379/ Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:20:07 -0400 All the elements have so much character — the wispy quality of the leaves, each flower having its own idiosyncratic twist, & the fruit with softly glowing texture.

                    ]]>                     0                     c2a1234918c5acc5365bc9d16cae4e9c Suzanne posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7302/#acomment-7344 Fri, 22 Sep 2017 18:55:16 -0400 So far, I’ve just been wingin’ it on Instagram. Using tags seems to get attention beyond who you already know.
                    One day I’ll have to get more serious re. followers.

                    In reply to - Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board
                    Thank you, Marci! Nice to meet you on instagram. Will be fun to follow ...
                      ]]>                                             6121dc40cd2c23ce893777e17a5f4dea Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7322/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:56:47 -0400
                      Oh! Thank you, Sheila! : )
                        ]]>                         0                         bf89fd9d28f89b1e6c5581dc65a51c6a Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7302/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 23:00:43 -0400
                        Thank you, Marci! Nice to meet you on instagram. Will be fun to follow …
                          ]]>                           2                           f37f02523cc9ceef426925af4220923a Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7293/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:36:13 -0400 Ahhh, very lovely Marci! I love how you’ve ‘featured’ the acorns upon the leaf. Such great depth between them. The colour, texture & highights of the nuts are so convincing — such rich colour & the detailing in the caps & stem, very real! : )

                          ]]>                           0                           c5e3d1fba2db379d6c493acb6b2349f5 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7291/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:32:47 -0400 Thank you for saying, … Vern. I really had fun with the roots — am a little conflicted about the base of the corm off to the left. It has a very distinctive pattern, papery pattern that I wanted to record, yet I think in terms of toning, this area should be darker. I’ll post a picture so that you can see what I mean.

                          ]]>                           0                           8fbd9f2adb9f0fa7c691949c6318d03c Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7290/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:29:04 -0400
                          Thank you for your interest, Vern. Yes, I started over. This is the same berry cluster, but the first time I did it the berries were less mature, still bright green, so the berries were tighter. Due to a storm breaking the leaves, this particular cluster matured earlier than the other two samples I have here. I’m wondering if this is the reason t…

                          [Read more]

                          ]]>                           0                           2d1d4ca78038f3ff8247917d989a9e3f Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7288/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:27:59 -0400
                          Thank you for your interest, Vern. Yes, I started over. This is the same berry cluster, but the first time I did it the berries were less mature, still bright green, so the berries were tighter. Due to a storm breaking the leaves, this particular cluster matured earlier than the other two samples I have here. I’m wondering if this is the…

                          [Read more]

                          ]]>                           0                           0e14056bef259fcadc5397d661c852fa Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7261/ Sat, 16 Sep 2017 20:04:50 -0400 Lovely, Patricia! This leaf doesn’t strike me as being overworked, as you say — the shadows are deep & rich, the highlights textured & subtle. Together, they give the leaf tremendous, realistic form. I love the colours, especially as they transition from one to another. The veins are very convincing too! Quite beautiful!

                          ]]>                           0                           8d3072247bcb87f5ff7f87527ece01bc Suzanne added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7258/ Fri, 15 Sep 2017 21:41:26 -0400 ]]> 0 ba1782e2088e4b843cad9704ed6b7d82 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7255/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 22:14:05 -0400
                          Thank you, Jeanne. I love doing the dried up stuff — quite fun!
                            ]]>                             0                             78e292130fbd07af991f0a7c5de192a7 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7253/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 22:13:15 -0400
                            Thank you, Nancy!
                              ]]>                               0                               96ac93b8d3a5ca1e0543064c2a1b77e4 Suzanne M commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/7244/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 18:37:30 -0400 Thank you, Nancy!

                              ]]>                               0