Soloman Seal Throws its Shadow

I have lots of this plant growing in shady areas of my yard. Last month it bloomed beautifully.

One sunny morning, I noticed that it had cast its shadow onto the weathered fence.

I have been wanting to sketch this view ever since. Well, truthfully I want to paint it. But I like to do a preliminary sketch before I paint. It helps me understand the details.

And boy, there are a lot of them.

I’m thinking that the scene needs some simplification to clarify its primary point. So I will work on that in another sketch. THEN I’ll pull out the paint.