The similarity between our neighbor’s dog Sparky’s tail and Van Gogh’s cypress trees is what got me going on this. I have a list of more examples to draw once I get around to it.  For instance, we have a weeping Katsura tree that bears a striking similarity to a shih tzu’s ponytail.

My blog mentor, Karen Swanson, requested this drawing as a placeholder when first setting up this site. Except for the bobbypin, these are some of the materials I like to have within my reach at all times. Missing are two essential tools: a black Pigma Micron 01 pen and an X-Acto knife. The knife I use primarily for lightly scraping off small mistakes. Large mistakes result in a crumpled up wad being hurled into the trash and starting over from scratch.