Went walking in my local woods the other day in glorious sunshine,and found some of these curious fungi. Heres my sketch:
They have such a great name; 'Scarlet elf cups' (Sarcoscypha coccinea) and are a vivid red colour. They live on dead,rooting wood and usually have moss accompanying them;which sets off the red beautifully. I had to bring this stick home and draw them!
Nice study.
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ReplyDeleteLove all the textures in this study :) xox
ReplyDeleteThey are so amazing. I did them last year and I was amazed by the intense orange red colour of these little mushrooms. Nice to see yours now, Claire ;)
ReplyDeleteHad to search for mine of course. Don't know if you've seen it before. Actually... it has been almost a year now since I last saw my painting ;)) Nice to see it back after a year.
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