Hibiscus sketches

I had a wonderful chance to do some sketching this week while relatives were in visiting, so I wanted to share. This is a beautiful hibiscus plant that had a big blossom and many unopened buds. I love the shape of the buds and couldn't get enough of sketching them. As always, I wish I had more time to spend on it, but I did manage to get a quick color study in as well. I took many photos, so perhaps I'll be able to do something more finished another time.

I did sketches on several different sheets of bristol board, but compiled the best ones on this one page in Photoshop to save space on the post.

Hope you enjoy!

Some curling, fall leaves

It feels like it's been forever since I have posted! It's been a busy few months as I gave birth to our second child late in August. I haven't had much time to draw, but I found this is a sketch of some curling fall leaves in an old notebook of mine. I love seeing both sides of the leaf in a sketch like this - it seems that much more 3-dimensional. Hoping to get back to some regular drawing soon!

Rainy day tree branches sketch

Here is a little sketch I did this morning. It was a very rainy day, and I rather liked the big tree outside, with bare branches intertwining at all angles. Sort of reminded me of the noodle doodles I used to do in school in the margins of my notebooks. I only sat there for about 15 or 20 minutes, but it was a fun, meditative exercise to just start looking closely at the branches, seeing where a section went, what shape it took, etc. I hope to do more quick sketches like this one, just observing the nature around me.