Kathleen
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@Erica I enjoyed the thumbnail sketches and the detail from the flower leaf, Erica.
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I have viewed many fine journal entries before attempting this task of a 15 minute sit and let nature unfold in front of me. Its been raining almost everyday in my area. I love the rain as it provides the necessary ingredient in making living things grow well. When the rains come, mushrooms come out and there was an interesting one growing outside my east faceing breakfast room. This mushroom was not one that I have seen before in my yard. The shape of the cap was convex with a pale brown overall color with pale yellow rim margins. It was observed in a patch of decaying leaves underneath a waxleaf ligustrum. I was able to view it from another angle while outside. There were pores underneath the cap, not gills, which meant a Bolete group of mushrooms. I have not been able to specifically the Genus and species of this particular mushroom. To complicate things, the Bolete group appears in several different families of mushrooms. While looking around in the surrounding area, I noticed a green anole lizard on a small unknown tree that I let grow in order to shade my patio plants. I sketched white and, also pink periwinkle flowers that I planted. Among the periwinkles was a deep pink to red tubular shaped wildflower that I left alone in my garden, as I appreciate its beauty among my planted varieties. I like to walk and observe nature but I have remained close to home due to the inclement weather of late which often includes abundant lighting strikes.
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I enjoyed your sketches, Janet. I can appreciate the fact that the orange was harder capture because probably the orange doesn't reflect much light but the stipple effect was a nice technique to use. KAK
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There is great detail in these artichokes, Camille. I enjoyed your sketch. I feel like I can better by looking at other artist's drawings. KAK
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I enjoyed your sketch of the acorn squash with its imperfections. KAK
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These are nice sketches, Gerda. I enjoyed both the shells and the bufflehead. KAK
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I enjoyed your sketches, Catherine. I love the composition and I can see the different types of making the marks for added dimension on the cardinal, the lake scene and the cactus. KAK
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I am a little more conscious of the six different techniques in sketching for added dimension. Practice will perfect the technique. I sketched the bufflehead, the crow and a small bunch of red grapes on a dish.
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I appreciate these beautiful pages out of a journal along with its title page, a great idea.
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I can appreciate these colorful sketches of a yellow daffodil, a crab claw and a scallop.
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I can appreciate the details in this sketch with the labels, date and temperature.
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I enjoyed this sketch of the yellow warbler with its yellow coloring and tinge of red on its chest.
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I am a photographer that also likes to sketch and color. I made the sketches below while on a camping trip to the Pilbara area of Western Australia. Since I was traveling with others, there were times that were not available for photos, so I sketched while in the moving Toyota off the road vehicle. I love sketching as much as I love photography and in recent years, the drawing has prevailed with advent of digital photography. I am landscape artist that loves the detail of the surrounding area complete with the local flora and fauna. I am now learning digital photography, so my sketching needs to go along because I am not content with photography alone, as it may not catch the whole experience. I will incorporate a combination of photos, sketchwork, and internet research. The internet research was not available during the times I spent in Australia in the 1980's.
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