Category: Reference Photos

Our pine trees are loaded with growing pinecones. They are still greenish and the scales are still closed up.

The birds and wildlife seem think they are delicious if they fall to the ground. I have seen the center stalk of the pine cone with all the scales devoured.

It’s fun to have reference photos of the difference stages of the pinecones growth. The basic shape remains the same. I probably would not paint the pine cones with the scales closed up, but I would definitely use these reference photos for composition and the lighting.

If you want to use my reference photos, feel free to with proper credit please 🙂

We have thorny raspberries bushes popping up all along the edges of the walkways in the neighborhood. I got a few photos before the birds noticed them too.

I am guessing that these are black raspberries since several managed to turn black before the birds got to them.

When taking reference photos of plants or flowers, I try to get a photo of the leaves as well. These beautiful raspberries may show up in future paintings.