PLANTS
From January to July, I committed to drawing a plant every single day. I was inspired, in part, by Ellsworth Kelly’s plant drawings.
I ended up with an entire notebook of 177 drawings. The practice was incredibly meditative; a few minutes a day where I was entirely present and paying attention.
Three rules I followed:
I had to be outside when I draw these plants (gets me out the house)
5 minutes max (so I don’t get too precious)
I drew with pen (so I can’t overthink or start over)
Some drawings came out great, some came out awful, but success was just doing a little bit every day. The drawings—and I—got more confident the deeper into the practice I got. Slowly, I figured out the way I liked to draw.
A smattering of my favorites below:
