Sketching, Illustration, Design and Everyday Life.
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Some trees are clearly showing signs of wanting to start the blooming season, but winds and rain brought more leaves for me to sketch recently:
After the heat wave, decorative pear trees in my neighborhood started dropping the most amazing leaves. All of my marigolds died but I found some seeds germinating - not sure if I would be able to keep them alive - but I am giving it a try. All the dead leaves are trimmed, and all the dead plants are gone. Temperatures are back to very pleasant.
These are some treasures that I picked up on a hike and drew in my sketchbook with acrylic markers and some neocolor II crayons. It is so hot in my area now that I am not powering up any additional equipment to scan drawings of how hot it is :) And I am drawing all sorts of things to summon cooler weather and fall foliage!
I found some leaves and, astonished by the diversity of colors and intricacy of signs of age, drew them many times. And then left some to dry in between books and pages of my sketchbook. I like finding them later.
And the other day I had a video call with my parents and they had a full-blown 2-minute row about which literature is more appropriate for drying fall leaves and finding them there later.
