This is one of those times when I wish I were Canadian. Presumably, then I would have a clue how to draw a maple leaf. Under the circumstances of my nationality (I’m a United Stateser), I just did the best I could with this week’s challenge:
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I’m looking forward to see where everyone else went with this week’s challenge.
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Beautiful and colorful.
This is a lovely tangle and representative of the colors. I live in Kansas and we have a variety of trees. My favorites are the oaks and maples, which are very pretty when they turn.
I love the idea of coloured leaves on a Tangled backdrop. Clever and pretty too.
Very colourful and the background makes it look like they’re floating down a stream.
You did a fine job of leaves. That’s what’s fun about leaves; they come in so many different sizes and shapes! Great idea to tangle the background.
Very pretty! Nothing wrong with your leaves!
Very colorful; i love it!
A very delightful, colorful Tile, Suzanne. Love the backgrounds ebb and flow. Wonderful color work on your leaves. Well done.
A great background you drew, he lifts the leaves out really nice
Just because you’re Canadian, doesn’t mean you can draw a maple leaf – lol. I live the colours you have used – very Autumn. Nice background too.
But at least Canadians see “maple leaves” flying outside just about every public building. Around here, we have to wait for a Canadian hockey team to visit. 😉
I think you did a great job by drawing the leaves with no example. It is just the way you see it and you do it. I think thats great. Your colors are beautiful and make me think of the beautiful colors I saw on the trees when I was in Rhode Island last year (oct. 2013), when I visited the USA for my CZT seminar. There is a lot of movement in your tile, and that makes my mind go to the Autumn winds here in the Netherlands.
Fall in the northeastern United States eastern Canada) is indeed a special time. I have yet to visit the Netherlands, but my husband may have a meeting there next year in which case you can be sure I’ll be tagging along.
Lovely tile 🙂
I always wait a day or so AFTER I’ve done mine to go back and see what everyone else has done, that way I don’t feel like I”m copying any and it gives it time for people to post a bunch for me to look at! (One of my favorite parts is seeing how everyone else interprets the challenges.) I like what you did here, did you use watercolor pencils?
I’m not Canadian either but I live close enough to the border that I think I’m honorary!!! 😀
Thanks for stopping by. I used Prismacolor Colored Pencils which have the code PC 946 on them. I think my husband bough them for me. We thought they were regular graphite pencils, but they are softer and leave more color.
What a colourful piece 🙂 The colours look very well-blended 🙂
This is really lovely! I like the colourful leaves and the wonderful movement in the background!
Nice color to the leaves. I like the tangled background. Mine is similar to yours in that I did not tangle inside the leaves.
Lovely and colourful!