Monday, June 2, 2008

5-minute iris


This weekend we dug more long-accumulated leaf litter out of garden beds at the new house, and I discovered that we had iris buds almost ready to bloom. Oooh... what color will they be?

Overnight we got our answer: This morning we found soft blooms of the palest yellow... lovely!

Windy and hot today, so only time and patience for a 5-minute pencil sketch. Hoping for calm and cooler in the morning to give them proper sketchbook attention.

1 comment:

  1. Love the iris and glad you've carved out a little time to draw it, you busy person, you!

    Thanks for showing us what all you're up to. Keep up the good work!

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