Covid Challenge continues

Good to see you all picking up pencils and drawing away during this tedious Lock Up.

First up today is GW and her observations about Mana Gum. she has done some great research about the plant and good tonal studies to support the prose. Adding the pressed leaf makes the double page spread more interesting. But the best thing? IMO the koala foot reaching for the pressed Manna Gum leaf makes this study something special. I love the linking of the story, to the animal that depends on the plant to the appeal of planting more trees. Great work GW.

Manna Gum Nature Study by GW

SW also brought in a bit of the outdoors to draw - but it is just a touch too large to press into her journal! 😁 This is an intricate tonal and linear study of a twisted piece of driftwood - I suspect it is a piece of Coastal Banksia as they often twist like this. Drawn in graphite the darks, lights, lines and tones SW has created represent the driftwood very well. SW is also going to do a larger, work of this same subject in color and more detail. I hope she shows us that too.

And SW, love the old school desk. Goodness, it dates me, but I remember sitting on one of those!

Driftwood Study by SW

RB (Rosalie) has also been busy. She has joined The New England Society of Botanical Artists and has been doing some of their online courses over the past lock downs. RB had done some great work with this group and she recommends it for anyone else who is interested in doing more Botanical work.

RB's drawing is on the NESBA website as part of the Virtual Member Exhibit, 'Flower Stories'. Click the link and then view the works by clicking on the thumbnail. Scroll through the works and you will find RB's lovely color work of a Protea. Well done!
Flower Stories

Some Happy News!

Tacit Gallery has let me know that my 'Spoons' exhibition will continue after the lock down is finished in Late August , with a Meet session that Sunday. I will confirm all dates with you once things have settled down and we are all back open. Until we are sure this outbreak is under control I do not want to get my hopes up too much - so watch this space.