Dear Readers,
As you can read from the post title, this is a slightly shamefaced admittance that as a botannical illustrator, ALL of my plants die. I can illustrate the life out of them, just not keep them alive! I guess it just isn't my gift. The problem that this leads to is that I have nothing to draw in the winter. These pictures are of an African Violet that is currently ending its life on my studio table. I was so excited when I got it as a present- I even bought African Violet food! But nothing worked and now it is dying. Sniff. So I'm drawing its slow ending of life.
Your drawing is a lovely honor to this sweet little rooted life that shared its love with you. :)
ReplyDeleteAw, take heart gal, you aren't alone. My record for keeping a plant is a begonia currently on my kitchen window sill. It was a gift in October. It needs repotting and I just know that will kill it, so am resisting all advice and just enjoying it! I don't know why or how, but I can't keep house plants. Shame isn't it. You'll have to concentrate on cut flowers instead - order yourse;f a lovely bouquet every week!
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