Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Botanicals

I am taking a nature drawing class through Sebastopol Center for the Arts. The instructor is Nina Antze, and she is wonderful. I knew I had stumbled upon a great teacher when I saw the level of work of the other students. I have a long way to go! Nina is fun, has a dry sense of humor, and always knows just what to say to help me past my stumbling blocks. I love technical drawing, and creating the shape is easy for me, but working with blending colors is something I have little experience with. Here are my first drawings.

Fuyu Persimmon


Pear

Persimon Leaf

Blackberry leaf 1

Blackberry leaf 2

Blackberry leaf 3

5 comments:

DENNIS BOLT said...

Wow, Nancy these are great. I have seen her class listing before but have not taken it. Love your work!

Nancy said...

Thanks, Dennis. If you get a chance to see the Member's show again, Nina has a drawing on the South-Facing wall, and also a few of the students in my class have drawings in the same vicinity as hers - look for the hydrangea, the onion, the poppy.

Liko said...

Nancy, these are amazing!

Suzanne's Blog said...

These are wonderful Nancy, great work.

Gerald de Dios said...

Bravo on the extensive details, especially the Persimmon