I picked this flower on my walk the other day
and was looking forward to sketching it.
But for me, peonies are pretty daunting.
They are gorgeous but look at all those petals!
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I just love the quote!
I know nothing about this person Bashō,
so I went to Google to find out.
Wikepedia says he 'was the most famous poet
of the Edo period in Japan and
that during his lifetime,
Bashō was recognized for his works
in the collaborative
haikai no renga form; today, after
centuries of commentary, he is
recognized as the greatest
Great stuff!
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Happy Sunday and enjoy your day!
Take care,
Take care,
Fran T xo
12 comments:
Holy cow. This is impressive. If I could draw 1/50th as well as you, I'd be happy. Your peony is perfect, right down to the colors and shading.
absolutely lovely! I haven't even started mine yet - cannot believe I'm already behind!
Wow what a nice comment!! Thank you!
Very pretty
Thank you Carol!! i dont think the challenge is too strict. Tammy said you can jump in any time:))No need to worry
Thank you Mary! Thanks for visiting:)
Aha! You joined the ICAD! I only know about it since last friday... My first thought was immediately that i wanted to be part of it. Then i realized i might not have enough time since we are moving abroad within 2 months... but i will be very happy to follow you! :)
Oh its too bad you can't join in. but how exciting that you are moving abroad!which continent?
:-) One of the caribbean islands, Aruba!
This is freakin awesome... peonies do my head in... I have done them twice now and both times I have ended up needing quite the dose of chocolate to recover... you make it look effortless...xx
So, so pretty, Fran! Truly gorgeous!
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