35x 28 cm, watercolours and watercolour pencils
One of the interesting facts of drawing a plant is that we need to preserve some natural object for the later use. Some research sample I used this time is the completed dry petal, which I kept carefully within the books and then painted it later. In Autumn, there are still a few blooming roses in the rose garden, but it would be wise to preserve some before the winter comes.
The shape of the stem looks much clearer in a dry circumstance. The dry petal makes me think of the wrinkles of human: Wrinkles, the mark of beauty, made those mature and confident human looks more attractive. Ideally, having wrinkles is contradictory with perfection, but it's something real. The fascinating part of these wrinkles is that each line has its stories. No doubt that each line would encounter its struggle and its issue. The wrinkles represent the accumulation of life and it is evident that we are alive.
