Day 6: Amarylis

My house mate was given some Amarylis by their girlfriend...they are such a beautiful shape that I couldn't help but draw them.

I don't just draw plants...but I do find them very varied, interesting and forgiving subjects when short of time...laziness on my part I guess...I'll try to find something solid and hard-lined for the next post!

Day 2: Beech Leaf

I went for the first run of the year this morning...another new years resolution that I am going to try and stick to! On the way back I picked up this beech leaf...it is in colour almost uniformly mid-brown but when a light is used to put some of it into shadow it's shape is lovely.

Using points to describe shape and shadow is a technique that is often used to draw archaeological finds for publications. As a style of illustration it is very flexible in how it is used.