Wires and More Wires

This is the entryway that leads to who knows how many apartments inside, but from the number of wires, it looks like a lot. I love this picture for the brightly painted column and post, the fancy grillwork for the bannister, the tiles on the path in, and the mass confusion of wires.

Bigleaf Maple Leaf

Here is the completed drawing for my dried and curling Bigleaf Maple leaf. When fresh off the tree it would have been too big for my 7" x 7" (17.8 cm x 17.8 cm) sketchbook, but with a little time and patience, most of it eventually just fit within those dimensions. They truly are big leaves!

Stippling on a Bigleaf Maple Leaf

The stippling is complete on my next leaf, a Bigleaf Maple. It is very easy for me to get caught up in all the stippling. I know that I will be adding color on top of this so I don't have to be too exact, but it is tempting to just keep on adding more and more dots!

Forsythia Leaves

Forsythia leaves in the fall. For years I only thought of the bright yellow flowers that forsythia put out, one of the earliest flowers in spring. Then I moved and have forsythia outside my front door. I have learned about the fabulous color display they have in the fall.

An Oak Leaf

I wanted to sketch and draw some fall leaves but they were drying too quickly before I was to draw them. But the curling leaves make for an interesting challenge. Here is an oak leaf. The shadows really help to make the leaf appear 3D.

A Fall Leaf

It's that time of year for all the brightly colored leaves. Each one is beautiful. It's much too easy to collect way more leaves than I can possibly draw!

Wires, wires and more wires

It's hard not to be impressed at the number of wires around this entryway. And it's hard to believe it all works. What I am curious about is what happens when something needs to be fixed. This is from Habana Vieja, Cuba.