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Alina Lupu

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Hollyhock fruits and seeds, graphite drawing on my botanical journal. ET? 😊 Not really. Just a cross-section of holyhock's fruit (Alcea rosea). I love how drawing transforms every common thing into something profound and mysterious. The second Panopea shell sketch More shell sketches, this time with ink on handmade paper. “When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.” I resumed running. Literally, not metaphorically. Fancy pansy Flower sketches 19. Passiflora capsularis. In today’s tutorial I will show you the geometry behind this apparently complex inflorescence and the steps of drawing a typical passion flower. June botanical journaling - dip pen and ink on toned paper. A small break from drawing flowers: sketches of berries from the garden. Daily Sketches 11 - Digitalis purpurea. Daily Sketches 10 - Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Fanfare'. June 7 - Bellis perennis. June 5 - Geranium phaeum June 4 - Ornithogalum umbellatum (star-of Bethlehem). In today’s tutorial we will discover the geometry behind the composition of a 6 star-shaped flower and I will show you how to apply minimal ink hatches to give it a three-dimensional look. New entry on my botanical journal: Polygonatum multiflorum (Solomon's seal). One hour life sketch of Paulownia tomentosa flowers. I have this doctor's recommendation to stay in the sun for at least an hour a day, so I go out and sketch things. In the sun, with very dark sunglasses on my nose, the highlights and cast shadows are strong, the graphite shines. I don't see much, to be honest, but that's ok. The recording of last week's live session is now on Patreon. My version of Giverny, throughout the seasons. I can't think of anything more beautiful than the mornings on this pond. A selection of my favourite Magnolias Leaves Corydalis solida Narcissus poeticus, gouache on toned paper. Join me on Patreon and learn about old masters drawing&painting techniques! Drawing Japanese quince flowers, while reviewing the Gillott nibs (link in bio) Working on a new tutorial Asarum europaeum Fritillaria How to Draw a Grape Hyacinth - new step-by-step tutorial on Patreon Adding a bit of colour to my #botanicaljournal by sketching the flowers of a female Katsura tree. Drawing of a #houseplant for a change, dedication to Laura @myprivategarden_

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