Friday, February 15, 2008

R for Rain ... and Reprieve

We got a reprieve from the rain today long enough to draw some rain drops still clinging to leaves of my Surinam cherry plant. I drew this with a 2B and 6B Faber-Castell graphite pencil on Strathmore Bristol Vellum paper.
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16 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 15, 2008 at 1:55 AM

    Whoa, Joan! This is... whoa. *speechless*

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  2. RH CarpenterFebruary 15, 2008 at 4:51 AM

    I agree - stunning!
    --- Rhonda

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  3. Susan's ScribblesFebruary 15, 2008 at 5:06 AM

    Wow! Those water drops are amazing. Just gorgeous Joan.

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  4. TeriFebruary 15, 2008 at 5:07 AM

    Geez Joan, this is so realistic I almost got wet when I opened it up! :)

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  5. Kathleen RietzFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:50 AM

    G O R G E O U S !!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. Anita DaviesFebruary 15, 2008 at 12:49 PM

    Soooo beautiful Joan..Bravo!

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  7. Serena LewisFebruary 15, 2008 at 8:09 PM

    FANTASTIC!!! I love how you rendered the waterdrops.

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  8. wagonizedFebruary 16, 2008 at 2:44 AM

    I just looked at it in large format -- pfewwww, those drops are so well done -- they are 3D.
    Bravo, my friend.

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  9. TracyFebruary 16, 2008 at 3:13 AM

    wow
    now this is really amazing.
    how crazy to do water drops in the first place (you are brave)and then the results? omigosh - joan that water is just incredible.
    applause applause!!!

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  10. suzanne cabreraFebruary 16, 2008 at 9:12 AM

    This is gorgeous. I love the waxy quality of the leaves and how the drops just puddle up in rebellion.

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  11. Joan YFebruary 16, 2008 at 10:05 AM

    Hey everyone! I'm still grinning with all your beautiful comments! I've always avoided rain drops cuz they are chock full of reflections and tough to render. But, I felt up to the challenge. I'm gonna go outside now to find other challenges to tackle ... like reflections on a lake! Ack!

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  12. JCFebruary 16, 2008 at 5:19 PM

    INCREDIBLE!!! Wow! =oO

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  13. MILLYFebruary 17, 2008 at 6:05 AM

    Really beautiful, fantastic pencil work.

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  14. Joan YFebruary 17, 2008 at 4:13 PM

    Thanks Jennifer and Eileen!!

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  15. mranaFebruary 19, 2008 at 10:38 AM

    I'm speechless too ... this is brilliant. WOW.

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  16. Robyn SinclairFebruary 21, 2008 at 12:57 AM

    I notice 'stunning' and 'gorgeous' etc. have already been used, so I'll have to settle for fabulous rain drops, Joan.

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