Produce
Winter is an intriguing time for fruits as they ripen (and over-ripen) and for root vegetables with their dancing fibrous threads. The three sister Asian radishes above (white/green Daikon and ruby red Korean)were irresistible as drawing subjects. That drawing inspired me to draw the Watermelon Radish below.
The fading kiwi below came from our community garden kiwi vine which fruits in the fall but yields to the first hard frost before the fruit can ripen. They are left for the deer to feast on as they pass through the garden in search of food.
Plant matter
The faded fall hydrangea on Kraft paper seemed a perfect fall flower statement. And my sister loves to harvest dried milkweed pods for fall decoration. This one was in her car and I just couldn’t resist drawing it for her.
Animal specimens
On a visit to my sister Melinda in Minnesota, her husband showed me what he found laying perfectly preserved under the late fall leaves as he was raking — a male Luna Moth! I decided to draw it for him in case it deteriorated and added its caterpillar and cocoon to complete the life-cycle. To my delight, he framed the drawing and the actual moth, hanging them side by side on his living room wall.
My sister Madeline in Wisconsin collects grouse feathers and found a blue jay feather for me lying on the frosted ground. Perfect winter subjects for my bookmark series.
The grouse feather drawing below is placed the real feathers.
