Orchid

I hope drawing shows how beautiful these magnificent flowers are.

Rose #15

This rose drawing has a million of intriguing details ... although it is only a rose bud.

Rose #14

Rose #13

Rose #12

A friend of mine from Academy of Realist Art in Toronto shared with me how “needle point” graphite pencil can be used for fine shading. And here I am testing my eye sight, resisting to work with magnifying glasses and exploring new drawing and shading technique. It takes many hours to complete one small ACEO, but I think it is worth the effort. The drawing surface looks very smooth in texture, although paper is not that smooth.

Thanks Lenny!!!

Rose #11

Have you ever tried to look at the Sun, especially after swimming, with water drops still on your eyelashes?

I did it many times. It was always part of my “vacation fun”. All I could see were the closest objects illuminated by a strong backlight and thousands of light and dark bubbles in the background creating a river of light flowing in the direction of the Sun. That is how the idea to draw Rose #11 was born.

Rose #10

It is “Family Day” in Ontario, so I did not go for work and had the whole day for drawing. Here I am at the first “milestone” Rose #10. It had to be something special right? I decided to draw a little more complicated composition then any of the previous. The level of details was just killing … but I hope it was worthwhile. I purposely placed a few almost undefined leaves vanishing in the space behind the rose, so that depth and 3D appearance is re-assured.

Rose #8, #9

Today weather in Toronto looks quite pleasing. It is cold but there is a lot of sunshine all around. This weekend I dedicated to completing my blog set up and now I would like to walk around and visit my favorite art stores.

Rose #6, #7

Rose #3, #4, #5