I think it`s time to say goodbye to the winter. A last look at this two beautiful winter shrubs: Chimonanthus praecox and Hammamelis virgiana. I wanted to know more about the apparent complicated structure of Chimonanthus and I was so happy to find a witch-hazel with seedpods among the flowers. Chimonanthus praecox - flower morphology … Continue reading Chimonanthus and hammamelis – flower and fruit sketch
Witch hazel, ink botanical illustration
Passiflora leaf geometry - Sanguine and ink on recycled paper.
The road to the farmers market is carpeted by this tiny purple flower considered a weed by humans, yet loved by insects. She's only 3 cm wide, but I felt I needed more space to capture her flamboyant beauty. Centaurea, knapweed - ink, dip pen and brush on recycled paper
“All drawing depends, primarily, on your power of representing Roundness. If you can once do that, all the rest is easy and straightforward; if you cannot do that, nothing else that you may be able to do will be of any use. For Nature is all made up of roundnesses; not the roundness of perfect … Continue reading Ink study of knapweed after Ruskin
Pseudotsuga menziesii, 2019 Douglas fir. Leaves, seed and female cone with the distinctive three-pronged bracts extending beyond the scales. Dip pen and brown ink on sketchbook.
A day sketching on the field. Crocus banaticus
Alina Lupu 