It's always a good day when I get to paint, sketch and write. Alright, so the painting part is old. I already had it on the page as you can see in one of my older posts. To make up for that and get some drawing practice in, I sketched one of my new plants, an anonymous semi-succulent that looks similar to a jade plant and was unlabeled at Home Depot. I couldn't resist bringing it home. It was in a tiny little pot that was probably no more than an inch and a half in diameter. It won a place under my plant light next to my also new orchid. I have this crazy idea of having a miniature garden someday.


Here is a closer look at the plant sketch that I did with just three colored pencils. I really should have sharpened them more often, but I was impatient and hungry. Or maybe it was my hunger that led to my impatience. Either way, I knew I should have been sharpening a lot more, Maybe I'll remember that next time! At the very least I'll try not to draw when I'm hungry.

Speaking of hungry, how about I leave you with a closer look at the fruit? The paper is a little wrinkled from me already monkeying with the other side of the page. But then again, a few wrinkles never really bother me. I can't resist adding washes despite knowing that the paper in this journal is really made for writing. Bah. That won't stop me from splashing away at it!