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Pseudotsuga menziesii

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Drawing of Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drawing of Pseudotsuga menziesii

A detailed tonal study completed before selection of colors and painting begin.

Iris germanica

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Iris bud
Iris bud

Iris Rhizome
Iris Rhizome

Emerging Iris
Emerging Iris
Dissection of an Iris
Dissection of an Iris

Ananas comosus

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Drawing of Ananas comosus
Drawing of Ananas comosus

A tonal study. I experimented with a shadow that I deleted in the painting.

Schlumbergera bridgesii

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Ilex opaca

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Pinaceae cone, Physalis alkekengi, and scales and seeds of Pseudotsuga menziesii

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Tonal Study
Tonal Study

Cladonia chlorophaea

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Tonal Study of Cladonia chlorophaea
Tonal Study of Cladonia chlorophaea

The original lichen is one and one-half inches wide and one inch tall; the drawing magnifies the specimen and is seen from the reverse side.

Physalis Alkekengi

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Saintpaulia

Saintpaulia

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Nigella sativa

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Iris ensata

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Works in Progress

Primula
Primula

A drawing attempting to capture the bumpy texture of the leaves.

Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia magellanica

Painting so light, the image appears and disappears.

Fuchsia magellanica 2
Fuchsia magellanica 2

Completing the painting!

Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
Iris Germanica
Iris Germanica

An attempt to paint again during the Covid-19 Pandemic. After a number of starts, this one is completed. There is one flower left in the garden…

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Pseudotsuga menziesii
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5
Iris germanica
2
Ananas comosus
1
Schlumbergera bridgesii
1
Ilex opaca
3
Pinaceae cone, Physalis alkekengi, and scales and seeds of Pseudotsuga menziesii
2
Cladonia chlorophaea
SAM_1908.JPG
1
Physalis Alkekengi
1
Saintpaulia
1
Nigella sativa
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1
Iris ensata
Primula
5
Works in Progress