Why do all my plants die?? WOYWW #23

 

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.


 

Murals and Botany- WOYWW #10

Dear Readers,
Hello!  I apologize for missing last week, I was away on vacation, and painting two murals.  They are pictured below. One was for a friend's daughter's room, and the other was for my niece's room.  The castle is by far my favorite mural that I have ever painted.  As for my desk this week, I am currently studying botany! In an effort to learn more about flowers, I got the book "Botany for Artists" out of the library, and it is kicking my butt.  I'm only 20 pages in and so lost!  But I'm taking lots of notes and going slow.  Let me know what you think of the murals- and go visit some WOYWWers!