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    sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 11 months ago

    Donna, love your color and the thick, full form you captured.

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    sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 11 months ago

    Hi Helen! So good to meet you in person. I guess you caught me not doing anything:). I better post something!

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    Susanlora Morris commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 11 months ago

    Hi Carol, Yes, it is translucent paper. The vellum I used is from Dick Blick and may be called Bristol because of its weight – not sure. It is like a thicker kind of tracing paper used for drawing and ink and I wanted to see how it worked with colored pencils. It’s very different and I will try it again with more saturation. The benefit is that…[Read more]

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    Carol Burke commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 11 months ago

    What is vellum Bristol?? I know vellum as translucent paper that you can see through

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    Carol Burke commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 11 months ago

    Love the ethereal quality of this! Perfect!

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    Carol Burke commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 11 months ago

    I love these crazy shaped seed pods! Great job on yours!

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    Susanlora Morris commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 11 months ago

    On vellum bristol

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    Susanlora Morris commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 11 months ago

    this is a duplicate, sorry

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    Pgthompson commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 12 months ago

    Thanks, Carol

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    Carol Burke commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 12 months ago

    This looks like a beautiful fungus corsage! I love your very subtle but rich colour tones!

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    sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 12 months ago

    Working on rounding out the pear on the left. Might play with adding other elements: a slice and seeds. I’ll see.

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    sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 12 months ago

    Such a great composition and the color is beautiful.

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    sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 7 years, 12 months ago

    Wow! Those leaves are curling off the page!

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    Jane H commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years ago

    Thank you Vern I appreciate your feed back. This is an excellent on-line class!!!

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    sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years ago

    Oh, good! I think my paper can’t handle anymore color, especially in this humidity. Thanks!
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      sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years ago

      Yes, that makes perfect sense and is “spot” on! I’ll work on it. Thanks!
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        Carol Burke commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years ago

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        sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years ago

        Thank you. Looking forward to seeing you again in the Hudson Valley. Are you considering the Woodstock class?
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          Susanlora Morris commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years ago

          Beautiful Sheila. I’ll leave it to more experienced people to give you suggestions.

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          sheila y. commented on a Group logo of The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion BoardPhoto in the group The Practice of Botanical Drawing Discussion Board 8 years ago

          Wow! The color and texture of the bark is amazing!

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