Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Early Spring


Spring is upon us and based on the flowers of leatherwood at least 26 days earlier than last year and 11 days earlier than 2010.  I was back in Illinois again this past weekend and the vast majority of spring ephemeral plants were up and flowering.  Here is a drawing of some of the action this time of year.  Three different looks at bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis).  Visit my blog http://www.buroakbotanicals.blogspot.com/ to see some snapshots of this drawing in progress.
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3 comments:

  1. PaulaMarch 21, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    The sketch is ephemeral just like the plants. Lovely.

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  2. Kate (Cathy Johnson)March 21, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    That is SO beautiful! They're blooming like crazy here too...I hope to get out to sketch if it stops raining for a bit!

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  3. Concetta FloreMarch 25, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    Stunning drawing, Nate. Spring here is crazy- temperatures like late May and so dry! March used to be predictably wet and changeable. It hasn't been raining seriously for weeks- at least north and central Italy.

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