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.
Alina Lupu 