I've Got An Idea

I've been poking through my bags of twigs and leaves with nothing jumping out at me. Tonight I shoveled out a path to the crab apple tree for a branch. Still nothing. I've had a rhododendron branch tip in water for a while... I cut out a round hole in a sheet of heavy paper... I think I have the makings of a fun drawing...

And a couple of hours later, I have an initial sketch using my very first real setup--lighting, branch, and mask all set in place! :-)