July 5, 2007

• suburban stream

        

      One of the paintings I'm working on is of a few little animals on a stream bank. You won't see the water, but I wanted plants that really do grow by streams, so earlier this week, I took my camera & explored a little creek that runs through the town next to mine. It was shadier than I thought, so there was less foiliage than anticipated, but I think I snapped pics of enough different types for reference, not only for this painting, but some in the future as well. At certain places there wasn't much room between the dropoff to the low stream & the cars driving by. It made me very nervous at times, but I counted it as suffering for the sake of my art. I can identify only some of the plants, but I'll be choosing them for complimentary shapes, rather than their names. Along with all the different leaves, I also got some photos that were scenic, like these here. It looks as if I was in a much wilder place, rather than off a main suburban street.

         

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