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Thursday, March 27, 2014

GARDENS & PARKS, JEZ EDEN

Another sketchbook page from a while ago.  I was looking through one of my sketchbooks for something else and saw this sketch which I remember being very proud of at the time.

"Aster"
Pitt Artist's Pen - Jez
Drawing and painting flowers is something I love.  This Aster flower intrigued me because of its complexity, and was very demanding to draw, with lots of concentration needed - even more than drawing a head of hydrangea flowers.

You can see why I say I am challenging myself to loosen up in my style as well as doing this more botanical approach.  But I'm still very proud of it.   It's one of those things you look at and think "Did I really do that".
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  1. Penny Lee StewArtMarch 27, 2014 at 9:18 AM

    Beautiful! LOL. I do that all the time. Isn't it great that we are easily amused and impressed with our artistic creations?

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  2. Lynn CohenMarch 27, 2014 at 10:01 AM

    Awesome Aster Jez! I love it when we wonder about ourselves that way! Funny, I do that with just about everything I draw.I go into such a zone, I really don't often realize I'm the one who "did it"! Really!

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  3. ann @ studiohydeMarch 27, 2014 at 10:36 AM

    Rightly so you should be very proud of this Jez, it's really good :-)

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  4. GlorV1March 27, 2014 at 11:09 AM

    Hi Jez. You should be very proud of yourself. This Aster is divine! I would love to see it colored in. It's just beautiful.:)

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    1. JezMarch 28, 2014 at 2:07 AM

      Thanks Gloria. Yes, I know I should have been brave enough to colour it, but I just love line drawings so much.

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  5. FranMarch 27, 2014 at 12:21 PM

    This is a lovely drawing. All the petals would absolutely blow me away. I don't think I could do it.

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    1. JezMarch 28, 2014 at 2:06 AM

      Thanks, Fran, I can only do this kind of drawing by starting with one petal, and then one more, and then one more, just focusing on the one I'm drawing and forgetting the other hundred or so to be done!

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  6. Joan TavolottMarch 27, 2014 at 2:07 PM

    Beautiful!!! I admire that you sketched so many petals...and so well. How large is this?

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    1. JezMarch 28, 2014 at 2:05 AM

      I've just measured Joan - it's 4.5 inches by 4.5 inches. Thank you to you and everyone for your comments.

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  7. ElisaMarch 27, 2014 at 11:32 PM

    Jez this is soooo wonderfully drawn! i can imagine how excited you are to have finished it with all the details! your patience paid off!

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  8. JezMarch 28, 2014 at 2:09 AM

    Thank you Elisa. Comments like yours do give me encouragement and are helpful to the morale, especially on difficult days like the present couple of weeks with so many clinic appointments.

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