Over the last couple of weeks, I have finished two journals with a third journal almost finished (two pages remaining). Wanting to work larger, I ordered two Stillman and Birn 8.25 x 11.25 journals......one Beta and one Alpha.
After finishing one large Beta journal, I decided to start working in the Alpha and this is what I did to break the sketchbook in...a banana flower and small bunch of bananas cut down yesterday from plants we have in the back yard.
We may actually have eatable bananas this year. Those sketched were a small group of immature bananas on the stalk along with another larger bunch that were much bigger and fuller. My husband had thinned the plants earlier in the year and fertilized heavily resulting in more and larger bananas.
We didn't know until this year we needed to cut the bananas down while still green and hang upside down to start the ripening process. With all the varieties out there, we have no idea what type these are. Will be interesting to see how they turn out once they turn yellow.
Alpha Journal using Staedtler Mars Lumograph B pencil
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