So a friend of mine asked me to draw a plum tree in bloom for her tattoo. Of course, I have no idea what a plum tree looks like, so I do some web searches. What I find is mainly that plum trees have always looked better in drawings than in real life; artists throughout history seem to have this knack for idealizing the gnarled, diagonal composition of anything they draw. So I decided to go with the idealized version of the plum tree, since that seems to be what my friend would most like to have as a tattoo. I mean, I know I wouldn't want a photorealistic, boring ol' plum tree tattooed on my heinie. I'd want the windswept, romantic, contorted, gnarled, Japanese-style ornamental plum tree. That's what I tried to capture in these two drawings.
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"I mean, I know I wouldn't want a photorealistic, boring ol' plum tree tattooed on my heinie. I'd want the windswept, romantic, contorted, gnarled, Japanese-style ornamental plum tree."
haha! you're awesome.. and so is your plum tree :)
Thank you...I try.
and you succeed...
Hi Jared!
I came across this online and would really like to use one of your plum tree sketches for a website that I am making of Boston-based photographers.
if you are at all interested in working with me and the group at all, please email me at
plumcollective@gmail.com
thanks :)
Kelly Burgess
hi! your sketches are great. i googled "plum tree" to find an image to use for my blog's header. would you mind if i used one of your sketches?
i have a plum tree branch tattoo on my ribs. it's on my blog :)
You may certainly use one of my sketches for your blog header. =)
Your tattoo is very nice...
Hello! I love your plum trees! I was wondering I would use it on my website? I would like to add some color to if you don't mind like color on the flowers. Let me know if it's okay. Thanks!
Yes, Hal, that would be fine. =) I'm glad you like it! Could you send me a link to the website when it's up? Thanks!
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