Sunday, October 21, 2012

30 Sketches - botanical study

Sweet friends,
I had made some botanical sketches for this week. Things that I saw and found during my walk at the Botanical Lake Garden. If you are new to my blog, earlier this month I had started a little challenge inspired by my blog friend, Dawn. You can read about it here and here

Sharing here a week's worth of sketches;







Hope you'd be inspired to try little sketches everyday. A little observation and practice will go a long way!. Have fun :).

16 comments:

  1. This is wonderful! I have a Botanical Sketchbook on my To-Do list in life...! Hopefully soon! I LOVE yours!

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    1. YAY!!. I'm always inspired by Alisa Burke's nature exploration and how she had used many of her finds in her sketchbook. So I thought I should at least try this too :). Thanks so much for considering it :). Hugs.

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  2. Beautiful! Love the idea of capturing the original next to your interpretation.

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    1. Thanks, Marjie :). I'm thinking, if they mold (it rains here everyday now), I may have to discard the specimen very soon!! LOL.

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  3. So, well...these are wonderful and my favorite is the rosewood seed, or so I thought...then I saw the feather....incredible detail!!!

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    1. Thanks, Lisa!. I used some artistic interpretation on the feather, it was almost pitch black! LOL.

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  4. These are so pretty. And so inspiring my friend.

    Hugs~

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    1. Thanks so much, Linda!. You too, inspired me in bounds & leaps. I LOVE LOVE your photography, especially the visiting birds, I would love to paint them if you would allow me the honor :).

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  5. So HAPPY to see these sketches again, LOVE THEM!! I think the feather is my favorite but they are all so inspiring. Such a neat thing to include the actuall item your drawing with these. I laughed at the grass one, only you could make grass look so pretty.
    Thanks so much for doing this with me and sharing your beautiful art with us. I will update my faces soon too, still loving them. Thanks for the comment on my thankful project post. It is very dear to me.
    Hope your having a good day. HUGS!!!

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    1. Thanks, Dawn!. Yeah, the grass was a last minute thing from the park :). You know, I had become slighty bold and sketch out there on site, with only a black pen. And people passing along, so scary but it made me learn how to be a brave artist. THANKS to you for having me join your challenge, it opens so many opportunities for growth. Hugs.

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  6. Your sketching is so beautiful Shahrul. The delicate lines and flow especially in your feather and grass sketches is supurb!! How I wish I could sit beside you and just watch.

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    1. Thanks Linda, it would be really fun if you would come along in these outings! Just this weekend I started another adventure ... to urban sketch with black pen (out on site, with strangers passing along). My first was really scary, I didn't get the lines straight at all. Squiggly lines !!. LOL. Once I overcame the embarrassment, I could just sit anywhere & sketch :). I'll share them soon.

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  7. I love the neat colours! Well done lady!

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    1. Thank you so much!. Sketching and drawing bring me great JOY of late :).

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  8. they are so lovely Shahrul! you are so good at paintings!! I can see you take care of the all the details...

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    1. thanks, Nida!. I'm an addict now, totally. My bf is beginning to accept that I sketch while we're going out having coffee or lunch, LOL. He's very supportive of my craziness :).

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