Draw Botanical LLC | Lise | Activity https://drawbotanical.com/members/lpetrauskas/activity/ Activity feed for Lise. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:38:24 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.5.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 ed5ae490f8a3936591f557f160f4f9df Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14310/ Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:26:39 -0500 what an elegant form!

]]> 0 eea42b927890c1a8c40a916a601f7c0b Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14308/ Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:26:00 -0500 great volumes!

]]> 0 3a8b760b1ebb2ac6e2be910b8b964c74 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14306/ Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:25:24 -0500 This is simply lovely!

]]> 0 4c4dac3f5976ed24f9d19e495c5c94e6 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14245/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:51:46 -0500 YUM I adore the yellowish cream of the pear flesh. And those seeds sit inside there so convincingly.

]]> 0 5c8ab40b3ef7aa4d56ca182293766e39 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14243/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:51:00 -0500 Oh so lovely. What an interesting composition. Such rich color. I love your shimmery highlights!

]]> 0 ab609323db22d85fba80b5d96145539f Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14241/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:49:51 -0500 You’ve got a lovely elegant form, very voluminous and a good range of tones!

]]> 0 386196f8cc14e1f1dbe2bd659add2fe3 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14239/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:48:19 -0500 Such good color and texture! You have a really good highlight there too. I find it so hard to keep the gradual tones toward the middle of the highly and you’ve done it here. I bet you that Wendy is going to encourage you to erase just teensy bit at the center to give you a true light highlight!

]]> 0 44c1fe2c2d21baeb461248737e6b4a8c Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14237/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:45:56 -0500 I love it. I can see what Wendy is saying, but I actually would be worried of taking away that spare elegance.

]]> 0 1ab9febc16403e92b5e85e630966c439 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14235/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:44:25 -0500 So exciting! You got the forms so well delineated.

]]> 0 27293ab05d578613241d6e4b98e57e25 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14234/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:43:31 -0500 Oh I just love the shimmer you’re getting on those rose hips and the color is so rich, too! Well done.

]]> 0 095f0b195eecb9afcd59cc8aea1fe78b Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14232/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:42:48 -0500 I’m liking this composition, Pam. It’s the hardest part of the getting a more complex drawing going. Is this a larch?

]]> 0 057d2e826009cbf485461e77e789fcf0 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14230/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:41:25 -0500 Oh, I had asked you on a previous photo if you use color. I like the texture you’re getting on that acorn. It has that sort of bleached bloom coming in nicely. I agree that you could add a bit more contrast, but it’s lovely.

]]> 0 d2eba769111b36be3234a3ed837e9a7e Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14228/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:40:03 -0500 May I ask what pen you’re using? Do you do a lot of layout before you start to use ink? How big is this leaf on the page? So many questions!

]]> 0 db424f9e0dfbd880fcfe79e5cd3aabff Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14226/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:38:54 -0500 Oo! That lichen is so cool! I haven’t seen that kind before. Where are you? It’s rendered so beautifully, too. Do you work in color or mostly in black and white?

]]> 0 4dd1c38dc23a195b07ace66dd3275a54 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/14224/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:37:40 -0500 This is stunning. Simply lovely. Nice work!

]]> 0 61a9d998113230995acb4b12d59915d7 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/12411/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 03:08:21 -0400 Wonderful ‘

]]> 0 768ad327d3764a98acdf2efe609049aa Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/12409/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 03:06:55 -0400 Delicious drawing!

]]> 0 a7d31c01cfb236e49bc72cc6b0a97494 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11883/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:18:35 -0400 What is this plant? You’e done a lovely job rendering the form and color.

]]> 0 df7fc6de3359b46e7753030b75bede89 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11881/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:17:11 -0400 Especially the half-cut strawberry is beautiful and conveys so much about the structure of the fruit.

]]> 0 a1f96ae62f1d776dc6cfbde15c0b8e57 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11879/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:16:31 -0400 So much great information here! I love it.

]]> 0 f5ab798ac65ffc45b6cdf4b19796dc57 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11877/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:11:59 -0400 I love this page, Vern! So cool to see the details of the developing pear, especially.

]]> 0 b91ea7b8c19473f8a141ec53eef33d47 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11232/ Mon, 30 Apr 2018 23:17:56 -0400 It’s great, and I know how hard it is to get the form to read with flowers of that deep hue!

]]> 0 41feaed41e9b5df1029daac6460563de Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11098/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:21:51 -0400 This was my first exploration of the female catkins of the black cottonwood tree. It was much harder to get access to them because they don’t drop to the ground as easily as the male catkins and the trees frequently have some mite or disease on the buds of the lower branches that would be in reach. Cottonwoods are really tall!

]]> 0 eb1a8b63991549ee758903fc8032898c Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11096/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:19:19 -0400 A preliminary sketch of a blooming cottonwood as I attempt to create a complete composition of a black cottonwood in bloom. I ended up simplifying this. The knot of three forms (two branches and the long pendant catkin in the upper left is not working, not to mention that the page feels crowded and there’s no clear focal point. Some of the forms…[Read more]

]]> 0 884892f8f5bc42e0dafd71300d672758 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11094/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:17:24 -0400 A preliminary sketch of a blooming cottonwood as I attempt to create a complete composition of a black cottonwood in bloom.

]]> 0 23cd5adbb026ba9ce5dc5c5163c8b8ac Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11092/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:16:07 -0400 This is the third try on the cottonwood in bloom composition. The idea is that I’ll work out the kinks in the composition and then trace the basic forms on to a new piece of paper for the final drawing.

]]> 0 833f343785abaa498ef0b4a016576cff Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11090/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:13:46 -0400 So lovely, Sheila!

]]> 0 e649048160689e56c05aded43d7b7283 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11088/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:13:28 -0400 Staminate buds on a branch with just-opening catkin, both life sized and with parts magnified.

]]> 0 7c2d71f2fe2dc0285a5440f957fa0f26 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11086/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:11:30 -0400 I think I posted an earlier version of these star magnolia blossoms. I an happiest with the bottom middle one. I like the way the form is enhanced by the contrast.

]]> 0 2c5a8b14196132de0dd6da336cc463d6 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11084/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:10:33 -0400 Staminate catkins exploration under the microscope with an attempt to get the correct botanical terminology for these forms.

]]> 0 b8c0371f707b2232316eb52c92f94747 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11082/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:09:33 -0400 Pistillate catkins of the black cottonwood tree life sized and magnified.

]]> 0 ffe6208c4b3477906504063464965005 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/11080/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:08:55 -0400 This is the start of some more color studies of new buds and leaves. I’m trying to create the look of the way the resign coats the new leaves so they look rusty, but I’m also trying to get the form of the leaf three dimensional. This is not a finished attempt!

]]> 0 70393cad9a71e3d2d325ea36da282e16 Lise added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10648/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:09:22 -0400 ]]> 0 16a3f3cdb4e557326a3b8e4d543da70c Lise added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10647/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:07:02 -0400 ]]> 0 49c42902b0f91ab78ca03e918836e816 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10605/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:35:55 -0400 The magnolias in Portland, OR have started blooming in the last two weeks. It is tough not to want to focus in on them right now! Maybe next year. I have so much to learn about magnolias.

]]> 0 62ad2ab259b867226ac91a4a984ec376 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10603/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:34:06 -0400 So great to see the visitors to the tree. A really sweet addition to the botanical sketch book. I wonder if the birds visiting it will change with the seasons. The of kind tree I’ve chosen isn’t in my garden, and I haven’t selected a particular specimen either. I wouldn’t be able to keep a detailed record of the bird visitors, but I think this is…[Read more]

]]> 0 8a06d56d4165dc845a1a321433acefc3 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10602/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:31:25 -0400 These have the makings of an interesting pattern if you’re so inclined!

]]> 0 05fafb6b7fbd627a8064daa4f643ca20 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10601/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:30:58 -0400 Love these tulip leaves, Carol!

]]> 0 c85391220853862f37f553cf8c484b28 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10599/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:27:40 -0400 Thanks, I had fun playing with the lattice work feeling of it.

]]> 0 c82c6285399364a2df63de9bd1845861 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10597/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:26:56 -0400 Me too!

]]> 0 f56b980fc3fa397f3ba11c63644d9279 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10595/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:26:47 -0400 Thanks, Carol!

]]> 0 1bfc506a9b5c8caf4362e18124d99904 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10593/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:26:06 -0400 Thank you Susanlora!

]]> 0 738d17c72844b4cd8c10997985c8ee96 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10591/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:24:20 -0400 I started using Draw years ago before it was part of Adobe Creative Cloud and I doubt I would continue to pay for it monthly if I didn’t have delusions of grandeur about someday getting textiles printed. To be truly ready to do that, I’d have to learn how to manipulate the graphic elements in Illustrator, which is not an easy application to use.…[Read more]

]]> 0 3bfc2ea8a1179fd6e732c1094a4913d2 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10589/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:18:19 -0400 The Adobe Draw app is part of a suite of applications that I pay for on a monthly basis through Adobe Creative Cloud, which gives me access to everything from Illustrator to Photoshop to InDesign. It’s expensive at $50 a month. Draw is a “vector” based drawing application, which means that once an element is created it can be scaled up or down…[Read more]

]]> 0 55a89490bf104565b71b181786e46fcd Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10587/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:12:26 -0400 Yes, I have an app on my phone called Adobe Draw. I take a picture with my phone of one of my sketches. Then in the app, I create an “image layer” and select a photo from my phone. I then create another layer on top of the photo I’ve imported and “trace” a drawing from there. I then turn off the image layer so I can’t see it and start working…[Read more]

]]> 1 6deedbdbd192a425669158ea9dceae79 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10571/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:03:42 -0400 Great job making the stack look 3- D!

]]> 0 7c0553a34b4187ad437380dfe40e8a1d Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10569/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:00:15 -0400 The foreshortened leaf is masterful!

]]> 0 5e47074eec6d22013f4301c2fdcc11fb Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10567/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:58:32 -0400 These really capture the elegance inherent in the branch! The white pencil adds so much to the character and texture of the surface too.

]]> 0 0578a4fcdb23fca7bc2002ad60a72045 Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10565/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:54:13 -0400 Oh I just love these little studies!

]]> 0 90197e63f267d0391df4c0563d82967c Lise commented on a Photo in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/10542/ Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:14:47 -0400 So sweet!

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