This morning I ran into my neighbor on my way home from drawing outdoors.
"I saw one of your drawings online," he said. A picture I drew was on a local website awhile ago.
"Oh yeah? I drew something this morning. What to see?" I pulled out this drawing to show him.
"Uh hum," he said, looking at the sheet of paper. "What kind of flower is that?"
"I'm not sure," I said. "It's dead. Those are dried up leaves and a dried up stalk, and those little round things...it's all dried up. I don't know what the flowers looked like."
"Uh hum," said my neighbor, "I went on vacation and took photos of live flowers. They're beautiful. I put them in a slideshow on Flickr."
I gave him my email so he could send me a link to the show.
update: I checked out his photos, and they are very nice.
Colored pencils on bristolbard.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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I love those subtle colors and wavy leaves. Whatever it is it's a beautiful drawing!
ReplyDeleteYou've given new life to this plant...I love it!
ReplyDeleteA lovely drawing. Having studied art history I couldn't help but think of the symbolism that dead flowers have in the history of art.
ReplyDeleteI love this... not only the drawing but your conversation with your neighbour.
ReplyDeleteWhat a hoot! I hope you managed to keep a straight face.... Lovely sketch of the dead flower. I think your neighbour just doesn't 'get it'!
ReplyDeleteAnn: the colors were fun to capture in this plant. The foliage is amazing, but I haven't gotten to it yet.
ReplyDeleteMaryO: I like that idea of giving the plant life.
Gary: One of the coolest comments ever.
KellyArtJournaling: I liked the conversation, too.
Marancat: Oh, I smiled.
I love the subtle colors and spareness of it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and you, my dear, have a great eye! nancy
ReplyDeleteBill Watterson drew a dead bird in his Calvin & Hobbes strip - I am always amazed at how beauty is to be found everywhere if you open your eyes.
ReplyDeleteSeems you and your neighbour just look at different things - and you understand that. Perhaps he will too! =)
Beautiful drawing. Heart-opening.
Lovely to see it finished. I love dead flowers, there's something so imperfect about them, and don't you just love imperfection?
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