Beautiful isn't it?
Last night I drew one of these simple bold Gerbera Daisies. I love them for their intense colour and leafless stem. They are compact, graphical, tidy.
Alas, there is a reason that I posted a photo of one - drawing from life is the opposite: sprawling, smudgy, messy. There are no lovely black lines to copy; the proportion IS known and judgeable by all who look at it. I must learn to loosen up and to not require outlining!! Or to find a way to draw that allows me to be a draughtsman with organic subjects.
Jan showed us slides of botanical illustrations from the 16th Century onward. In one, DaVinci had grid lines visible; in another the outlined flowers had parts numbered. I would love to do something like that but feel inadequate when it comes to putting pencil to paper. Perhaps practicing will alow me to overcome the self-consciousness of doing something so studied. I'll try this weekend.
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Hi Lesley;
Can't believe it's been so long since I looked at your Blog! Still here in Halifax for a few more days.
I love all the new Beasties you've posted, especially the Memopard, but they are all fantastic!
Drawing daisies and other flowers depends on the look you want to create. There is nothing wrong with doing outlines sometimes. More realistic renditions do take a lot more practise and it involves a lot more values and shading to define edges without lines.
I just finished another flower with ink outlines, but I have no way of posting here from the hotel. Show you later.
Have a good weekend! (It's raining here..)
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