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| 2/21/15 Platinum Carbon ink, watercolor, Canson XL 140 lb. paper |
Encouraged by the season’s first blossoming cherry tree on Tuesday, I went out today looking
for more pink to sketch. I saw a few trees in bloom, but most were still full
of buds tightly closed. I’ll give them another week or two.
When I got back home, I spotted another harbinger of spring,
this time in yellow: our neighbors’ daffodils casting late-afternoon shadows on
the rockery.
Technical note: After trying out a couple of signatures of Fabriano Studio hot-press paper, I decided to
go back to cold-press Canson XL after
all. Although I do like hot press for pen and ink sketches, I still prefer the
texture of cold press with watercolor. Canson XL has definitely become toothier than I like, but I’m going with
the devil I know.
Love the daffy!!!! I think we are far away from seeing any here unless in a florist's shop. We are having more snow right now.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely drawing. Daffodils are so cheerful and the shadows are really cool.
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