As the daisies at the entrance by our front door bounce and sway in the breeze, I was struck by the similarities between the movement of these flowers and the undersea grasses we've seen in aquariums. Since air and water both function as fluids, what is the difference in the motion and appearance of plants growing in our front yard and those growing on the ocean floor?
I decided to look at a few quick-sketches I have made to compare and contrast.
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| Mote aquarium grasses. Black Micron .05 pen on Strathmore 500 Mixed Media paper. |
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| Mote aquarium grasses. Black Micron .05 pen on Strathmore 500 Mixed Media paper. |
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| Mote aquarium grasses. Black Micron .05 pen on Strathmore 500 Mixed Media paper. |
The texture of these plants more fragile than the daisies. They also grew taller, but revealed a wider range of heights in each grouping. I suspect these characteristic differences were not about the environment, but about the species.
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| Mote aquarium grasses. Black Micron .05 pen on Strathmore 500 Mixed Media paper. |
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| Mote aquarium grasses. 6 HB pencil on Strathmore 500 Mixed Media paper. |
These sturdier plants are probably a better comparison to the tall daisies in the garden. It is interesting to note that these plants did not have leaves to capture light or facilitate respiration like the daisies. It would take a little research to better understanding how these plants process nutrients and light. If I were adding many of these types of plants to paintings, I would want to know that information so that the attributes of the plants would match the environment I place them in......unless, of course, it is all about artistic license and NOT about some level of authentic representation.........
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