This is a fantastic line-up of study sketches, Penny!! Your drawings are an excellent example of breaking free of focusing on what the plant looks like and getting absorbed in the sketching process. Your experiments in line work, using the whole page as a composition, and fluid drawing style is a delight to the eye. You then applied the same energy to your final drawing. The result is a vibrant, impressionistic exploration of lighter and darker tonal values. I really like how you layered lines and darker tones to show receding tones of leaves in the background. Nice job of using the kneaded eraser to lift out highlights and textures. Important to apply this spontaneous sketching style--long, broad strokes and energetic line work--to your sketchbook work. Try drawing trees and plants around your house.
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