Sketchbook drawing

(C) 2018 Dale DiMauro

This weekend in southern Vermont we had our annual Brattleboro Literary Festival. Writers and readers from all over converge on our small town. I worked this event setting up and taking down venues all weekend. As a result, I am tired and did not do much painting lately.

This drawing I did many years ago. It is in essence a planting plan for a small, local garden with a new retaining wall. Most landscaping you find around peoples homes use a limited variety of plants. The selected plants here are allowed to grow to their natural state instead of being hacked back all the time. In addition, these plants bloom at overlapping times, throughout the growing season.

I posted this image because it demonstrates the power of drawing. A drawing can move people in ways no other means of communication can. It leaves an indelible print on the mind. In fact, I have had people attempt to steal my landscape drawings as they were so compelling in expressing ideas. 

With a solid drawing your watercolors are so much more impressive. You can address problems areas earlier in the painting process or eliminate them altogether.