For those of you who don't know, we just recently moved from Colorado to Pennsylvania. I'm always making new discoveries here - it's like living in another country! I saw these flowers on a bush and went out to see what they were and was totally amazed that they were Hibiscus! A sweet friend of mine let me know that they are The Rose of Sharon, thank you Patty! I used to have a yellow one in my front window in Colorado! I never would have planted it outside, I don't think it would have survived the cold winters. Keep in mind I lived in the foothills.
The first spread is for my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project - see the button on my sidebar. Then of course I had to do another sketch for my personal sketchbook! And it was such a beautiful and cool morning out I spent several hours doing this! Yesterday it got up to 99 degrees in the shade! Holy cow! With the humidity it's just awful!!! I don't know if I'll ever get used to the humidity here... :)
Anyway, you might want to check into doing the Sketchbook Project, I know several people are doing them - some do mixed media and collage in theirs... I only have 17 more spreads to go! I'm going to try and keep it to sketching but who knows, I may do some collage also. And it doesn't even have to be sent in until the end of January!
Hey thanks for stopping by! If you leave me a comment I can come visit your blog! :D
3 comments:
I can't believe they grow in Pennsylvania! It's cold there in the wintertime. I love your twisty bud. Just terrific.
You did an outstanding job with these! We have a Rose of Sharon shrub in our front yard here in Michigan and it's one of my favorites. I always thought they were a member of the hibiscus family ... maybe they're not! nancy
I wondered how they'd make it!
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