someone else's photograph

Sometimes lately I've drawn or painted from another person's photograph, always after asking permission from the photographer. Usually it's something posted on twitter. The good folks working at Kew Garden post lots of interesting plants, for example.

Last night, a writer - Michael Marshall Smith - posted a photograph of a plant I have never seen growing in the wild. I became a bit obsessed with trying to get the feeling of that photograph onto paper. I did not succeed, but at least gave it a few good tries over two days! Here is the sequence in order of appearance:

Many times after I finish a sketch I think of another way to approach the subject. This time I actually did it. But it's still not satisfying.

Hmmmm.

Also, don't know if sharing this will make an interesting post.

Don't feel that you have to say something nice in the comments - really.

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P.S. There are still a few hours left to enter the giveaway.

I'll do the random number generator thing after midnight tonight.

Good luck, gardeners, or friends of gardeners!

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