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What happened to my pine cone?

I picked up a wonderful pine cone on a lovely hike. It was a long day and I took some photos and left it on my table overnight... and in the morning it was a different pine cone!

I drew it in my sketchbook. And then I added an overlay and drew it from a photo - as it was before. Because this is a gouache page and might smudge a bit. But mainly because I was still not over the change that happened overnight!

Drawing and Painting Well-Chewed Pine Cones in my Sketchbook

I found some extravagantly chewed pine cones on my walk and spent some time drawing them, painting them, then drawing on top of all of that, and then drawing some more. This is an example of how my sketchbook page is developed over time and also an example how I can make a few interesting lines, then ruin them but keep working and then bring it together to be a part of my sketchbook. This is the final result (actually the really really final result is at the very end of this post as I added a little piece I made later on this page).

and a video of how it all begun:

I was not able to stop after I turned my camera off and there is a timelapse of the second part of the process on my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChaHdTQJpnj/

And this is a really really final page from my sketchbook:

Sketchbook #114 - Treasures

It's a tradition in out household - I collect things to look at and others make or find things for me too. Often people leave these little treasures on my table where they sometimes accumulate in layers and sometimes mix with books and pencils. Cleaning table is a tradition too. And drawing all these traditions is a great joy :)