An evocation of roses

Phones and Roses

People with cell phones have become an urban sketching trope; they pose quietly, for long periods of time, everywhere you go.
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I attempted to sketch these roses directly in watercolor, and added a little pastel pencil later. I remember trying to sketch a similar rosebush in front of Anna’s Greek Cuisine a few years ago. Small, intricate blossoms are difficult to depict, with a water brush.