I have been doing a bit of gardening lately. Well let me correct that slightly, I have been sitting in a deck chair drawing pretty flowers and vegetables in my sketchbook, while my HUSBAND actually does the gardening. I like to think of myself as providing the encouragement for the garden, saying important things like 'those tomatoes are so big and shiny', and 'how long will that horse poo take to get properly mixed into the compost heap?'.
My husband has been experimenting with many different compost ingredients, and today brought home a huge bucket of fish guts from the local fish and chip shop. The cat was given some as his new year's eve present, and set about dragging the stuff all over the place in case some other cats might come along and grab it off him. I could just imagine my husband lovingly placing pieces of fish guts around each vegetable in the garden, and inquired whether this was practical with all the stray cats and dogs that hang around our place. My husband informed me that he would be digging a very VERY deep hole, burying the smelly treasure, waiting for a week or so, and then digging it up again and using it to feed our hungry plants.
So I am looking forward to the super vegetables all this 'compost gold' will produce. I seem to recall some famous story about a giant turnip and all the people needed to pull it out of the ground...that could be us in a few weeks. I will keep you posted.
My husband has been experimenting with many different compost ingredients, and today brought home a huge bucket of fish guts from the local fish and chip shop. The cat was given some as his new year's eve present, and set about dragging the stuff all over the place in case some other cats might come along and grab it off him. I could just imagine my husband lovingly placing pieces of fish guts around each vegetable in the garden, and inquired whether this was practical with all the stray cats and dogs that hang around our place. My husband informed me that he would be digging a very VERY deep hole, burying the smelly treasure, waiting for a week or so, and then digging it up again and using it to feed our hungry plants.
So I am looking forward to the super vegetables all this 'compost gold' will produce. I seem to recall some famous story about a giant turnip and all the people needed to pull it out of the ground...that could be us in a few weeks. I will keep you posted.
I hope that little story explains why I have started drawing peas. Natural objects really have such beautiful shapes, and when you draw them you really have to appreciate how wonderful they are. I hope you enjoy my latest drawing tutorial video. Maybe it will encourage you to get out your gardening gloves as well!
Regards,
'Peas in a Pod' A Dangerous Doodle Drawing Tutorial Video
by Miraculous Mosquito.
by Miraculous Mosquito.
I really enjoy watching you draw, and thanks for the tips on shading and adding interest to drawings.
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