PLANT PARADE: SEPTEMBER ’08, a forum Project.

[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

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September’s Plant Parade.

Summer is almost over and Autumn nearly with us: the plants are preparing for their next year’s survival and giving us seedpods and berries galore!

I have a few images from my own garden to give you some idea and Carol and Marianne have also added images but if you can work from life please do so!

As always, you may choose any medium with which to interpret this seasonal beauty of the plants preparing for next year.

Large scale or miniature, 2D or 3D, paint, pastel, pen, pencil, your choice.

Your work must include seed-heads or berries, but other than that, free range!!

Unfortunately, I pulled up all my poppies before taking photos of their glorious ‘popping’ seeds, so if anyone has any images to share (of any seeds/berries) please add them to this thread. We cannot, at present, add high resolution images to the RIL and we’re limited by the sizes of files WC! will allow, so I’ve set my images to 100pix. resolution and 600pix. wide.

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Fuchsia seed pods:

Honeysuckle berries:

Aquilegia seed pods:

Yellow Flag Iris seed pods:

This one from Lady Carol –

…and these from Ranunkel –
Red currants:

Rowanberries:

Rowanberies:

[FONT=”Georgia]Our ‘reveal’ date is 25th of the month – please don’t upload before then!:D

On the 25th, or as soon after as possible, please upload your work to this thread.

I hope you enjoy this challenge – and I’ll see you after 6th Sept – until then, I’ll be on holiday!:D[/FONT]

Cheers, Maureen

Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .

[KreativeK Moderator]

Wow these are fabulous Maureen. I’ve some hollyhock seed pods I could photo and post for reference. Count me in for sure. Enjoy your holiday!

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

[ranunkel]

I am also in!

Marianne Mathiasen

[artastic]

me too, but later on, my mountain ash is in full ‘berry mode’ I will add a photo

C&C always welcome -Bonnie-
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[artastic]

here are a few seed pods too
mountain ash

columbine

poppie

do tomatoes on the vine count?

what is the fluffy one from lady Carol?

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[linettalee]

I am intrigued by the post by Lady Carol – – what might that seed pod (cotton) be? Also, piqued my interest in the building with the great pink (tile?) roof. Might we see a pic of the whole building do you think?

LindaLee

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[ranunkel]

The house with pink tile is my house. It’s from 1837 and used to be a black smith.

Marianne Mathiasen

[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

Hi folks – I’m back! Washed out with all the rain (but very clean ;);)) and glad to be in a warm house and dry!!!!!!

Thanks for adding those pics Bonnie :thumbsup:

Yippee – the sun just broke through – I’ll see if my nigella seedheads have survived the torrents!

Cheers, Maureen

Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .

[Signchick]

It’s a busy month, but I’ll try. This subject matter looks like so much fun!!!

If I finish one, can I pm it to you Maureen. I will be on my painting trip in Barbados on the 25th.

Beth
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[linettalee]

Ranunkel, Great house (have you painted it yet?) … and wonderful gardens – – I can see you never have to leave home for painting inspiration.

LindaLee

All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. - - Cecil Francis Alexander
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[Tresgatos]

Here is a cactus fruit ripened – first photo is the fruit on the cactus and the second is of the fruit cut open so you can see the inside

Watercolors, Acrylics, Oils, Pen and Ink

[KreativeK Moderator]

Here are hollyhock seed pods you may use if anyone wants. Sorry I posted these under Sonia’s thread and not this one. :wink2:

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

Thanks Barbara – they’re lovely – are the fruits edible? They look delicious!

Kay – I was about to move the other post here but you’ve reposted here – so I’ll delete the others in the other thread! Sounds confusing!!!!!!!
Thanks so much – these are prettier than my wet and bedraggled ones here!

Cheers, Maureen

Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .

[ranunkel]

Great photos Barbara and Kay:clap: Thanks for sharing them!

Marianne Mathiasen

[Lady Carol Moderator]

I am intrigued by the post by Lady Carol – – what might that seed pod (cotton) be? Also, piqued my interest in the building with the great pink (tile?) roof. Might we see a pic of the whole building do you think?

Hi Linda the seed pods is a wild plant in Valley Forge National Park. I do not know what it is.

Carol
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