Jocelyn Curry

Art & Joie de Vivre

Three Takes on a Banana Leaf Plant: Edmonds Sketch Outing

November 23, 2025

Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).

The morning was nippy but the three intrepid Drawing Group members perched in the shade of Old Mill Town in downtown Edmonds, WA a year after our first foray to draw there en plein air. This time, we selected one plant instead of the entire facade of the buildings! (Getting wiser). We enjoyed the more limited drawing subject as we sipped our coffee and talked about whatever crossed our minds. Here are the results:

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We all agreed that this was an elegant rendering of our subject. The paint was put down first, followed by fine, uniform ink lines.
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Sensitively drawn as though it were growing through an open window, this rendering seemed complete in pure and simple graphite.
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My drawing looked better with my paintbox underneath it. I'm not sure if that's good or bad, but I suspect it's not good!
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