Draw Botanical LLC | Machi | Activity https://drawbotanical.com/members/mfukudilworth/activity/ Activity feed for Machi. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:48:05 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.5.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 80e0ae33acc155dc0e26ff516cfa071f Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45296/#acomment-45298 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:30:14 -0400 I sketched these three branches of Dune Conebush back in September when I was on the ASBA’s Botanical Safari tour of South Africa. it took me almost 6 months to “finish” the page. I had no idea that Protea came in so many shapes and colors. I did see some gorgeous ones as well at botanical gardens, but many just grow on the side of the road. “Dune…[Read more]

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]]> 3f22ad92fd5d8959d16f967e619f540c Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45297/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:30:14 -0400 I sketched these three branches of Dune Conebush back in September when I was on the ASBA’s Botanical Safari tour of South Africa. it took me almost 6 months to “finish” the page. I had no idea that Protea came in so many shapes and colors. I did see some gorgeous ones as well at botanical gardens, but many just grow on the side of the road.…[Read more]

]]> 0 66b6594d1eee493e33c160fd382f4139 Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45296/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:16:59 -0400 ]]> 2 94db7bb76eda2600f66857734bc769d8 Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45290/#acomment-45294 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:09:26 -0400 Dune Conebush is a wild protea native to South Africa. They have female and male plants side by side. The fertilized cones are protected within the canopy of the plant until fire, when the mother bush is killed and the cones open and seeds are released. I did detailed sketch of these three back in September, and slowly working on them. I finally…[Read more]

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]]> 501b3f9707030543f74fb8d6f12d3439 Machi added 2 Photos https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45290/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:50:36 -0400 ]]> 3 5d1982d53caaedbf6741610dc4f5cc8d Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45202/#acomment-45204 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:35:16 -0500 This is homework drawing for a class I am taking at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. It was done after the Orchid drawing on-line workshop with Sam and Pam. What I learned from the orchid workshop really helped me. I had to do this in watercolor. I like the color saturation that the watercolor allows but I had problems with making the dark…[Read more]

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]]> 5d1982d53caaedbf6741610dc4f5cc8d Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45203/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:35:16 -0500 This is homework drawing for a class I am taking at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. It was done after the Orchid drawing on-line workshop with Sam and Pam. What I learned from the orchid workshop really helped me. I had to do this in watercolor. I like the color saturation that the watercolor allows but I had problems with making the dark…[Read more]

]]> 0 02b79c60cdb0f82a7729ce7d1d90b510 Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45202/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:02:50 -0500 ]]> 2 3ae6b86d6cbb439a3a690af7c298a98c Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45101/#acomment-45105 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:49:50 -0500 This is a grey scale print of Dahoon Holly-2 drawing. I can see better where I needed to have more contrast. Will do better the next time.

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]]> d249a3d7b7ad25322f4d8595440c35fe Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45101/#acomment-45103 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:46:30 -0500 Dahoon Holly-2: Tried to follow Doug’s suggestions. Adding bright highlights could not be done because I left no original paper spots. I did try to add more shadows to show what’s front and what’s back. I think I did ok with berries, but the leaves were not easy. Lesson learned is to be more careful when selecting the subject!

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]]> d249a3d7b7ad25322f4d8595440c35fe Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45102/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:46:30 -0500 Dahoon Holly-2: Tried to follow Doug’s suggestions. Adding bright highlights could not be done because I left no original paper spots. I did try to add more shadows to show what’s front and what’s back. I think I did ok with berries, but the leaves were not easy. Lesson learned is to be more careful when selecting the subject!

]]> 0 f788f4b74e6b04cb473c3994862aa8cf Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45101/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:39:01 -0500 ]]> 3 3a8adea29c606ddce6eb9547f30d7dc4 Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45035/#acomment-45037 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:23:41 -0500 Acorns were on the ground, but I plucked the leaf from the tree. Dried leaves on the ground looked too difficult to draw.

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]]> 3a8adea29c606ddce6eb9547f30d7dc4 Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45036/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:23:41 -0500 Acorns were on the ground, but I plucked the leaf from the tree. Dried leaves on the ground looked too difficult to draw.

]]> 0 faaad318cdbe0d5d000ae1b41c59ec91 Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/45035/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:17:59 -0500 ]]> 3 66c95eb96b7b52e8287ea2ea131a8fb1 Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/44972/#acomment-44974 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:37:08 -0400 from a sketch book

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]]> 66c95eb96b7b52e8287ea2ea131a8fb1 Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/44973/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:37:08 -0400 from a sketch book

]]> 0 768a954d51813783231da90d86b7ef75 Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/44972/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:35:39 -0400 ]]> 2 95b887402775b7adbe014fa0d65f9f29 Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/44969/#acomment-44971 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:33:27 -0400 I am making quick drawing of NC native plants that grow around me. This one uses two pages, hence the break in the middle.

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]]> 95b887402775b7adbe014fa0d65f9f29 Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/44970/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:33:27 -0400 I am making quick drawing of NC native plants that grow around me. This one uses two pages, hence the break in the middle.

]]> 0 ce865e65d1b594c8ee1f6d029ec02343 Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/44969/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:29:35 -0400 ]]> 2 7788fcc36e115e1b526b6ed3c5a303a9 Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42143/#acomment-42145 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:25:11 -0500 Thank you, Doug, for your advice. I tried to add darks to the bottom leaves, but I am not happy with what I did, especially the bottom left leaf. I hope to receive more help at the next webinar.

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]]> 0732c359c194efb7cc186209d7b743ab Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42144/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:25:11 -0500 Thank you, Doug, for your advice. I tried to add darks to the bottom leaves, but I am not happy with what I did, especially the bottom left leaf. I hope to receive more help at the next webinar.

]]> 0 d68b2a491c74fd02653d497fcfda30f7 Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42143/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:22:39 -0500 ]]> 1 6924bf7a855de40b92cf94ad1a1e597a Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42132/#acomment-42134 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:30:01 -0500 Autumn leaves collected while taking a walk in the neighborhood. Top two came from one tree and the bottom three came from another tree. Don’t know the names of the trees. I will have to wait for next spring to see what they are.

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]]> 2fe4bd346eb650d839abce08bcc352af Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42133/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:30:01 -0500 Autumn leaves collected while taking a walk in the neighborhood. Top two came from one tree and the bottom three came from another tree. Don’t know the names of the trees. I will have to wait for next spring to see what they are.

]]> 0 4d7ae3733d7451bdbfc562eeca1db532 Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42132/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:26:47 -0500 ]]> 2 a6748c7e4d8363623cf33bb1e016036b Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42001/#acomment-42003 Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:31:28 -0400 Thank you, Doug, for your excellent suggestion. I did a quick and dirty job this morning so that the revised version can be discussed at today’s Zoom.

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]]> e319f9a3c6cc5da605ca7f47942bb5b8 Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42002/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:31:28 -0400 Thank you, Doug, for your excellent suggestion. I did a quick and dirty job this morning so that the revised version can be discussed at today’s Zoom.

]]> 0 d01156670e0433d9144ac14014ec2df0 Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/42001/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:30:00 -0400 ]]> 2 866ce1ea0d61c40ada27fc1f7d8a735f Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41980/#acomment-41982 Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:37:08 -0400 This is a branch from my friend’s garden in Germany. I have been working on this for the last 6 weeks and hit the wall. I think the focus on the apples are diminished by too many leaves, but don’t know what to do. Please help.

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]]> 646d85526ca983cd39fa2dc62069c84f Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41981/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:37:08 -0400 This is a branch from my friend’s garden in Germany. I have been working on this for the last 6 weeks and hit the wall. I think the focus on the apples are diminished by too many leaves, but don’t know what to do. Please help.

]]> 0 14af98c77e39f417a17b2963ddf06d4a Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41980/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:30:28 -0400 ]]> 2 6500d356896fb17953f0bd7ddcac9fe5 Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41761/#acomment-41763 Sat, 09 Sep 2023 10:40:38 -0400 I am in Germany visiting my friend. She is an avid gardener and these are just two of many vegetables from her garden.

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]]> 6500d356896fb17953f0bd7ddcac9fe5 Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41762/ Sat, 09 Sep 2023 10:40:38 -0400 I am in Germany visiting my friend. She is an avid gardener and these are just two of many vegetables from her garden.

]]> 0 1a7afc983a9c4f9d7c972f90ec3889de Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41761/ Sat, 09 Sep 2023 10:35:13 -0400 ]]> 2 907e9d13586ebfcd8b110d30298cab30 Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41469/#acomment-41608 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:19:21 -0400 No, I do not live in Japan. I live in North Carolina and there are Arisaema plants around here. I believe they are commonly called Jack-in-the-pulpit. Anyway, I would love to draw them myself.

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]]> 3da715bb206149d3e1679273d8315578 Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41607/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:19:21 -0400 No, I do not live in Japan. I live in North Carolina and there are Arisaema plants around here. I believe they are commonly called Jack-in-the-pulpit. Anyway, I would love to draw them myself.

]]> 0 e85bb932cf0ed3d5a82234c8ec5f35cb Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41596/#acomment-41598 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 22:10:56 -0400 Rose ‘American Pillar’ from Garden of Lemons. Started but could not complete at the workshop in May 2022. I just “finished” it from photographs. Hope to touch up at the workshop next May.

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]]> 41c497df68e213cba287944545dc03c0 Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41597/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 22:10:56 -0400 Rose ‘American Pillar’ from Garden of Lemons. Started but could not complete at the workshop in May 2022. I just “finished” it from photographs. Hope to touch up at the workshop next May.

]]> 0 f0f07da02606ba6dfa3a9f2aa1a54bea Machi added a Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41596/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 22:07:23 -0400 ]]> 1 f5598f7e658686b0566f58b6af1cc7ba Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41471/#acomment-41478 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:36:12 -0400 Picture of the Lonicera tree: fruits have a shape of a calabash.

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]]> f5598f7e658686b0566f58b6af1cc7ba Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41477/ Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:36:12 -0400 Picture of the Lonicera tree: fruits have a shape of a calabash.

]]> 0 4050dc8fa087d58bbb278e04c6a2f6f4 Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41472/#acomment-41476 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:32:46 -0400 Interesting fruits. The tree (see picture) is growing at my sister’s mountain home in Japan.

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]]> 2179772492c376642118435daf28cb71 Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41475/ Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:32:46 -0400 Interesting fruits. The tree (see picture) is growing at my sister’s mountain home in Japan.

]]> 0 0731a1b0402071d7575290d18322dc40 Machi posted a new activity comment https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41470/#acomment-41474 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:31:30 -0400 Dianthus native to Japan, China: I found them everywhere near my sister’s mountain home in Japan.

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]]> 86dee82a8dc75afaa160982016909c64 Machi commented on Machi's Photo https://drawbotanical.com/activity/p/41473/ Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:31:30 -0400 Dianthus native to Japan, China: I found them everywhere near my sister’s mountain home in Japan.

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