I’m full of ideas of places to draw to capture the scenes around me, but now, with the start of our homeschool year, I’m stuck inside. I know we’ll get into routines and I’ll be able to slip out, at times, but until then I have to be content with drawing from home. 

I miss the days when studying science meant taking the kids for a nature walk and hunting for bugs. I love being outdoors. And apartment living, the norm in China, separates me that much more from nature. I try to keep inspiration around my home so that when I get a break from attempting to help my teens with their biology studies, or algebra, I don’t just collapse on the couch.

Flowers are a favourite. 

I’m not good at keeping plants alive and I wish I was, not only because they are a pleasure to draw, they also bring life to our apartment. Fortunately my daughter has inherited the Jennings’ green thumb and I had the joy of drawing her plant, in bloom. 

Plant in Bloom, by Charity Lee Jennings