When I looked out of the french doors this morning to look at the garden, I noticed that the big old tree just outside had kindly dropped a large pine cone just outside the door. Just the thing for my first Parks and Gardens post, though I always find them very complicated to draw.
Pit Artists Pen in Black and Sanguine on cream card.
Such a lovely drawing Jez :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Ann. Pine cones take such a lot of concentration. To keep my 'place' on the cone as I drew it, I carefully stuck a tiny adhesive circle very lightly on the last one drawn. This helped better than when I've drawn them before.
ReplyDeletePine cones make such great subjects to paint with all their texture and odd shapes. This is lovely! Sounds like you had a good plan to not get lost in the pieces of the pinecone.
ReplyDeleteI agree they are great subjects, and the squirrels love them and come to the garden, so I get double value from them.
ReplyDeleteI've never attempted to draw a pinecone! What an accomplishment! Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteVery nice pen and ink sketch, Jez!
ReplyDeleteNicely drawn Jez. Very Dimensional.
ReplyDeleteoh wow- this is such an excellent sketch of a pinecone Jez!
ReplyDeletePine cones demand much work. You have done it beautifully Jez!
ReplyDeleteThey are complicated but they always make such interesting sketches!
ReplyDeleteYou nailed it! Nice rendition.
ReplyDeleteExtremely complicated requiring a very good eye and an awful lot of patience. Good work!
ReplyDeleteJez you did nicely this drawing.. such details and character!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! An inspiration :)
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