Grapevine in the Spring

The landscapers have trimmed back a lot of the grapevines near the edge of our backyard, but there are still a few. Here is a sketch of one of them leafing out.

I am enjoying working with my new 72 color set of Derwent drawing pencils. It is interesting how I rotate through different combinations of media. Here I am experimenting with doing an underdrawing with the Derwent drawing pencils (it’s great having Fresh Green as part of the colored pencil set), adding in a bit of line work with black waterproof fiber-tip pens, and then doing a watercolor wash over the drawing.