We had a lovely day in Indy yesterday! All of the flowering trees are covered with profuse blossoms. I have four different types of trees within a few steps of my back door that were too tempting to ingmore. While watching the Masters so I decided to do some sketching. I started with a decorative plum tree and a red blossomed crabapple. 
I cut the tip of a branch from each and did several small graphite sketches of each tree to learn how the tree grows…how many blooms, how many leaves, opposite or alternate… then I did the drawings in colored pencil in my small sketch book.
Crabapple Sketch
Now I have to decide what to do next…ATC’s or slightly larger paintings. Sounds like I have my plan for today!
What wonderful studies! These are beauties and they don’t last very long, do they?
Every time I do a colored pencil drawing I seem to learn something new about color mixing. Doing these and trying to build the burgundy in the plum tree leaves was really fun.
Oh Linda these a beautiful sketches. I’m glad to hear you had a lovely day yesterday.
I hope your weather is good. It seems to make life less complicated when the weather is lovely.
This is something really cool!
I’ve not studie flowers,fishes,etc for long time!!
You had a great idea!
Thank you for share it,dear friend!!
Take care!!
Thank you Alina. I like to draw from nature, primarily flowers, leaves and trees. I love the colors in nature.
These are so beautiful, Linda! I really should try to paint from life more. It’s such a great skill.
I like to do these little drawings. When they are small I don’t get overwhelmed with the complexity in nature.
Love these – Spring in Indiana is always colorful and intoxicating. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Hey Linda, these are beautiful. I’ve seen all of your works and I really love it
Keep it up! I wish I can be like that someday!