Cypress cone ~ Sigrid Frensen

Now that all paintings are finished for the SBA show in London (I framed them yesterday), I wanted to draw something small. And with pencil! After all this time working with the small brushes and watercolours I just had to do a pencil drawing. On my desk I found a small Cypress cone. I found it in Italy last year.
In a few hours I made this small drawing in my sketchbook. I love drawing pine cones and this one was nice too. I think it's because I can go really black in the shadows. I also love the shape of these cones. Anyway, here it is:

Mediterranean Cypress Cone

The drawing is 3,5 x 6 cm.

Cypress at Freedom Park - Elizabeth Smith

Cypress at Freedom Park, originally uploaded by Elizabeth Smith.

Some of you know that I've had big changes in my life, so there hasn't been much time to draw. Thankfully, I can squeeze in some odd minutes here and there - and watercolor pencil is the perfect medium for this!

This is a small swampy area in one of our new parks. I love the way the duckweed carpets the water like apple-green velvet.  A serene spot.

You can click on the image above to view it larger on my Flickr photostream.

~ Elizabeth Smith, Naples, FL USA