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sidneyeileen — Dried Artichoke
Published: 2010-09-13 18:09:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 1017; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 31
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8"x10", bamboo pen and sumi ink on vellum paper~15 minutes
This was drawn in class from a real dried artichoke. I was very happy with how it turned out. I need to get or carve myself some more bamboo pens in different sizes.
Artichokes are related to cardoons and (more distantly) thistles. If they are allowed to go to seed, they bloom from the top and open out to fuzz. The one I was viewing was cut and saved after it had seeded.
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Comments: 16
simplicity at its best. beautiful delicate lines. seems like an interesting class you're taking
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Great piece
Artichoke...really? I've never seen one at this stage of growth or aah propagating.
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Artichokes are related to cardoons and (more distantly) thistles. If they are allowed to go to seed, they bloom from the top and open out to fuzz. This one was cut and saved after it had seeded.
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It did look a bit like an overgrown dandylion. My sister keeps referring to it as a dead thistle.
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Looks like the medium really suits the subject for this one, and your skill in minimalism shows!
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