Mandevilla

Another sketchbook entry that I did several weeks ago

in a friend's garden. Unfortunately the frost has gotten

to our garden and not much is left. The impatiens are so

tender that they always get hit first, but surprisingly the

fuchsia is still doing okay...would not have thought they

were tough. This pink flower, I believe, is the Mandevilla plant.

Obviously not a winter hardy one, but I have seen it around

quite a bit as a summer annual. I did the sketch with my

newest sketchbox tool...one of those synthetic brushes

that you fill with water, so you always have a brush at the

ready, without having to find a cup of water! With a tissue

in hand it wipes clean just like that waiting for the next color.