I finished my Flower Guy tonight. I think he turned out pretty cute!
I had the idea to illustrate the Flower Guy doing a few different things and putting a story to it, but not right now. Maybe I'll try something in a different medium – who knows with me! To say the truth, I really want to work on my afghan and it's been over 80° outside! Argh! Haha... Of course I'll post the next thing I work on. :)
Hello hello!
I have been meaning to write on this blog for about a week and just haven't made myself until this morning. Yes, today is THE DAY!
Garden talk: Our garden keeps growing and, unfortunately, so do the bugs in it! Every day I pick off these little green caterpillars that are munching away at my leaves. It's a lot of work, and a lot more work than I'd hoped for. Well yesterday I found this caterpillar munching away on a cabbage leaf.
I think it's a Tomato Hornworm Caterpillar. I haven't looked at my tomato plants closely since I planted them because I've been so worried about the cabbage getting infested. Today I will have to inspect the tomato plants thoroughly. One of my cabbage plants was so infested with caterpillars that I tore the entire plant out and threw it in the trash. I've decided to pick up some bt to spray. I'll keep picking until this weekend, and then I'll purchase some bt. I've read that people spray every 2 to 4 weeks.
Where do these little larva come from? Moths. They can lay 100 eggs at a time and if a person sees two moths flying around their leaves in the garden at night, that is 200 eggs they are laying!
Other news: I suppose this is “Art News”. I'm drawing a Flower Guy. I haven't finished yet, but this guy is also into flowers and gardening.
I thought I might try to illustrate the Flower Guy working in his garden and possibly riding his bike with a basket full of flowers and put a story to it. I haven't decided yet. I guess working with kids motivates me to a point. I also have great ideas and high drive, but the problem lies with having TOO many ideas to implement in a timely manner. :P I get around to some things, and not to others. Such is life.
Well, I plan to post the Flower Guy again when he's completed. :)
Note: The medium used to render the drawing is Prismacolor colored pencil.
