Draw Botanical LLC | Laurie McConnachie | Activity https://drawbotanical.com/members/keiranessaol-com/activity/ Activity feed for Laurie McConnachie. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:59:14 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.5.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 85bec53f9eb2560095844ca01ba5d5b6 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42154/#acomment-42215 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 02:56:48 -0500 Incredibly beautiful~ I want to keep looking at it for its beauty and also to learn from it. Thank you!

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]]> 3699c6bb784e8aff070b71216422f6ce Laurie McConnachie commented on Doug Milne's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42214/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 02:56:48 -0500 Incredibly beautiful~
I want to keep looking at it for its beauty and also to learn from it. Thank you!

]]> 0 b99aebcc4477550c3f164a09e6975313 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41998/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 05:33:58 -0400 ]]> 1 4ff6bbb62a8d807952b227e6d639131e Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41695/#acomment-41733 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 22:25:30 -0400 I am touched by your thoughtfulness in creating such a meaningful piece for your friend. I am also impressed by the rendering of the flowers~ beautiful!

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]]> 4ff6bbb62a8d807952b227e6d639131e Laurie McConnachie commented on Hayden McKay's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41732/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 22:25:30 -0400 I am touched by your thoughtfulness in creating such a meaningful piece for your friend. I am also impressed by the rendering of the flowers~ beautiful!

]]> 0 77d3a385e66d52ffab7b35e60547549e Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41398/#acomment-41406 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 02:27:17 -0400 @doug-milne Thanks, Doug- it does look like that! I had trouble getting a photo that was in good focus for some reason Do you have any suggestions on how to improve the drawing? Open to any feedback Thanks! Laurie

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]]> 60890b755f57e4b328c913298f99b1db Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41405/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 02:27:16 -0400 @doug-milne
Thanks, Doug- it does look like that!

I had trouble getting a photo that was in good focus for some reason

Do you have any suggestions on how to improve the drawing? Open to any feedback

Thanks!
Laurie

]]> 0 dcfa93462c774732a389ced41eb871d6 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41398/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 22:25:16 -0400 ]]> 3 d89acac186e8f59ad58f663bd4462ff0 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/40743/#acomment-40746 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:52:26 -0400 @pgthompson Hi Pam, Thank you for your feedback and suggestions on the tulip drawing. I am reposting it after working on it some more. I tried to put more dhading on the right side and lighten up the highlight and refine it a bit. If you have any more suggestions on how that looks, I would appreciate it. I wasn’t quite sure how it was working. I…[Read more]

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]]> 1190d826d09501d64e5663de3f0df15b Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/40745/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:52:26 -0400 @pgthompson

Hi Pam,
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions on the tulip drawing. I am reposting it after working on it some more. I tried to put more dhading on the right side and lighten up the highlight and refine it a bit. If you have any more suggestions on how that looks, I would appreciate it. I wasn’t quite sure how it was w…[Read more]

]]> 0 fc9087e3f888dfd0e039863a5525d579 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/40743/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:02:30 -0400 ]]> 2 efdf74603f0a1b92b7a9f27b14f54ee0 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/40683/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 02:06:08 -0400 ]]> 1 22ae352fcc1926f3fc5632aa3279e762 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/39948/#acomment-39966 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 03:53:14 -0500 @doug-milne Thank you so much for your encouraging feedback, Doug. Do you have any thoughts on the stem? Does it need more work? I‘m thinking I should add a shadow? Thank you! Laurie

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]]> 0eec6c47ccaf26235be6e3e1da0cc82e Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/39965/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 03:53:14 -0500 @doug-milne
Thank you so much for your encouraging feedback, Doug.
Do you have any thoughts on the stem? Does it need more work? I‘m thinking I should add a shadow?

Thank you!
Laurie

]]> 0 1531e2ba7796445958b8977d8ebe7788 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/38713/#acomment-39964 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 03:45:38 -0500 Utterly sublime!

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]]> 1531e2ba7796445958b8977d8ebe7788 Laurie McConnachie commented on Doug Milne's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/39963/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 03:45:38 -0500 Utterly sublime!

]]> 0 0aafd7bc8fa4307d1a655afdb222f41b Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/39948/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 23:04:21 -0500 ]]> 3 fc6e494a38db66e800adefb981f6c340 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/39464/#acomment-39466 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:54:47 -0500 Hi there, Per the helpful comments at the last webinar, I worked on this little guy some more, and added more toning. Would greatly appreciate any feedback. It really helps me learn. Thank you!

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]]> c31c3b6fe44442159e341d7b02ecf295 Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/39465/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:54:47 -0500 Hi there,
Per the helpful comments at the last webinar, I worked on this little guy some more, and added more toning.

Would greatly appreciate any feedback. It really helps me learn.
Thank you!

]]> 0 fd85912f7a56c2e10e23bda85b797d79 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/39464/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:52:18 -0500 ]]> 2 7e032d9bc84445dabb4d60323edd0a4d Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/39291/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:56:52 -0500 ]]> 1 a0b7bbd983083e6202dfc30dac590f80 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/39140/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 23:21:28 -0400 ]]> 1 0da04a29ade9ebb803e2fcbcc8384e85 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/38808/#acomment-38891 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:31:48 -0400 Thank you so much for your encouraging comments and feedback!

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]]> 0da04a29ade9ebb803e2fcbcc8384e85 Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/38890/ Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:31:48 -0400 Thank you so much for your encouraging comments and feedback!

]]> 0 1c768633187633bc5799262713767de8 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/38808/#acomment-38838 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 21:58:23 -0400 @doug-milne Doug, Thank you so much for your feedback! A couple questions: I will add the shadow of the stem! What color do you use when added a shadow for a stem? Dark sepia, dark brown, etc? Also, did I bring the cast shadow far enough to the left, underneath the apple? I wasn’t quite sure the best place to start it Thank you!

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]]> 1f501fdc74fe89eabab79bef8e003ed6 Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/38837/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 21:58:23 -0400 @doug-milne

Doug,
Thank you so much for your feedback!

A couple questions:

I will add the shadow of the stem!

What color do you use when added a shadow for a stem?
Dark sepia, dark brown, etc?

Also, did I bring the cast shadow far enough to the left, underneath the apple? I wasn’t quite sure the best place to start it

Thank you!

]]> 0 9d0a755759152f627842aab9ed2d2549 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/38808/#acomment-38836 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 21:53:17 -0400 Thank you for the supportive and helpful comments~ much appreciated!

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]]> 9d0a755759152f627842aab9ed2d2549 Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/38835/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 21:53:17 -0400 Thank you for the supportive and helpful comments~ much appreciated!

]]> 0 e38327f925158ffbd2e3ceff4fb724bb Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/38808/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:59:13 -0400 ]]> 8 bdeea27ca242ef756209c7faac342cc1 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/36668/#acomment-36716 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 21:14:49 -0400 So glad you are doing this I learn a lot from looking at your drawings Beautiful and helpful Thank you!

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]]> 35f6e55894ea4011067447d2a5c723fe Laurie McConnachie commented on Sam McWilliams's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/36715/ Sat, 23 Apr 2022 21:14:49 -0400 So glad you are doing this
I learn a lot from looking at your drawings
Beautiful and helpful
Thank you!

]]> 0 922f434f3349b87b9c3a5640435fe2f7 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/35941/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:32:29 -0400 ]]> 2 08633c5f001267ce6f33f84e3451776f Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/33914/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:36:55 -0500 ]]> 2 e3ad0085f8bbbf86483f86b8b0bea8c1 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/33453/#acomment-33523 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 02:36:59 -0500 Thank you for the feedback. I really appreciate it.

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]]> e3ad0085f8bbbf86483f86b8b0bea8c1 Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/33522/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 02:36:59 -0500 Thank you for the feedback. I really appreciate it.

]]> 0 e58d751c0ec945e401d16b54039c9079 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/33453/#acomment-33455 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:02:53 -0500 Thank you, Doug and Vern, for your earlier comments and helpful suggestions. I tried to apply the suggestions and improve it. Here is my latest version. Thanks in advance for any feedback!

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]]> 6120a2c63712e0f94ead6e6e3ea6fc20 Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/33454/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:02:53 -0500 Thank you, Doug and Vern, for your earlier comments and helpful suggestions. I tried to apply the suggestions and improve it. Here is my latest version. Thanks in advance for any feedback!

]]> 0 8733b512772ef3a4f1b5f993e3424b4f Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/33453/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 00:38:17 -0500 ]]> 4 cfae60fc29b0cd251482073211bf43dc Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/32827/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:10:11 -0400 ]]> 1 3501884f60a64f2dba70d696c419fc22 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/32239/ Sun, 19 Sep 2021 02:09:09 -0400 ]]> 2 4bb6011d77236360c9c37753864ed23f Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/31623/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 03:14:51 -0400 ]]> 1 03bbe318d83ca5228d1df00f07157e08 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/31583/#acomment-31585 Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:26:05 -0400 Laurie McConnachie 2 minutes ago The real tomato is more orange than ‘gold’ – a hybrid variation-definitely not a red tomato, When I held it up to the drawing, the color match looked pretty close- it is orange with warm yellow undertones

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]]> 64634e5c1d75fb30b85df317169dbf2c Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/31584/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:26:05 -0400 Laurie McConnachie 2 minutes ago
The real tomato is more orange than ‘gold’ – a hybrid variation-definitely not a red tomato, When I held it up to the drawing, the color match looked pretty close- it is orange with warm yellow undertones

]]> 0 b1a2c3b5b3e50e187182d01dcc7f3fc3 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/31583/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:24:21 -0400 ]]> 2 6f598b547a56e71229df798039422507 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/30438/ Mon, 07 Jun 2021 19:27:23 -0400 ]]> 0 7a18e3d10b64c0e92acaf12e4ac98fd7 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/30044/#acomment-30164 Sat, 29 May 2021 06:39:18 -0400 Thanks, Sam, for the helpful feedback. Something didn’t feel right about it, but I couldn’t quite figure it out. So helpful to get your thoughts- your ‘eye’ is helping me to see!

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]]> 21debbc9f32ca157098dd5f12ec7606e Laurie McConnachie commented on Laurie McConnachie's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/30163/ Sat, 29 May 2021 06:39:18 -0400 Thanks, Sam, for the helpful feedback. Something didn’t feel right about it, but I couldn’t quite figure it out.
So helpful to get your thoughts- your ‘eye’ is helping me to see!

]]> 0 d956aa363ee0899b9db4c21ae3cb95a2 Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/30044/ Tue, 25 May 2021 19:35:37 -0400 ]]> 2 fae731da6835c24e65a6495b7ec67a2c Laurie McConnachie added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/29605/ Sat, 08 May 2021 02:46:16 -0400 ]]> 1 a11a7cb73520ef53d54e570a00af2532 Laurie McConnachie posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/29383/#acomment-29563 Wed, 05 May 2021 07:46:48 -0400 Hi Pam, Thank you for explaining this to me- It is helpful to learn how you did it- much appreciated!

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