supple and strongly devout
holding leaves secure
Painting bamboo is one of those relaxing exercise for me, filling the brush with colour and just pulling quick strokes onto the paper. I can carry one for HOURS! This is the same bamboo I tried to eradicate from my garden last year, which seems to have come back with a vengeance!
Did you know that bamboo requires NO fertilizer, pesticides or chemicals to grow? It is one of the fastest growing plants on the planet. When measuring carbon dioxide, bamboo consumes 45% more carbon then a similar stand of trees.
Like Cotton, bamboo is used to make a variety of products, like towels, bath robes, pillow cases, T-shirts and socks. There are over 1000 different species of bamboo and most bamboo products come from a type of bamboo called Moso or, if you're botanically inclined, Phyllostachys pubescens, a variety of bamboo that Pandas do not eat.
beautiful sketch it is very fresh
ReplyDeleteThank you Angela! And these plants also always manage to look fresh, even in the depths of winter!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Maree...and thanks for the info, I didn't know that about bamboo!
ReplyDeleteA simple and beautiful work. And good info, too.
ReplyDeleteHow simple and elegant ... and interesting.
ReplyDeletesweet and lovely--nice job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate! Imagine what WOULD happen if one did fertilize bamboo! lol!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that feed-back Studio, much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteThanks Elva, I think it would make a lovely wallpaper! Smile!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that Mary, much appreciated!
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