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Some more sketches from Descanso Gardens

[ID: Three image photo set.

1) Two drawings arranged vertically on a single page. The above drawing is of a grassy field with dark green-leafed trees in the background. Below is a mound of green and gray grasses, speckled with white and purple flowers, topped with a lamppost on the left. Drawn in marker.

2) A grassy field with red and brown shrubbery. On the left is a small tree blooming with pink blossoms. Drawn in marker.

3) A pond surrounded by small grasses, green with the reflection of the canopy overhead. A brown mallard floats to the right of its center. Drawn in marker.

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Marker drawings at the park

[ID: Three image photo set of sketchbook drawings. 1) View of orange roofs and treetops against a gray sky. On the left is a large willow tree drawn in dark greens and purples. On the right is a palm tree with bright green and brown leaves. Drawn in marker.

2) Drawing of park goers enjoying a spring day in the park . In the foreground, a woman drawn with yellow skin and orange features walks a black schnauzer on a pink leash. She wears a brown striped hat, a dark blue overcoat, and a green scarf across her neck. She stands against a pavement sidewalk, on which rests a dirty, green soccer ball. Behind her in view are two people seated on a park bench, back facing the viewer, in front of an ivy-grown wall and an orange roofed house. Drawn in marker.

3) Drawing of several trees on a grassy field. The tree in the foreground is brown and leafless, with orange seed pods dangling at the tip of its branches. Behind it are several deciduous trees, lush with green canopies. The drawing is dated “3/18/23″ at the bottom right of the page. Drawn in marker.

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Practicing watercolors with a study of a photo from "Greene & Greene for Kids" by Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen.

[ID: Watercolor painting of some trees and branches overlooking a shadowy pond bank. End ID]