To be a convincing landscape artist you have to understand the anatomy of trees. Trees come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and configurations. For example, a mature blue spruce can be 50 feet tall with a conical shape and blue-green to green color. On the other hand, a mature oak may be nearly as tall with a heavy, thick trunk and a balloon-like mass of dark foliage above it. A beginner might confuse them when drawing, but a trained artist knows better. Drawing and painting believable trees is a critical skill.
During the last month I've posted a watercolor sketch of a mature blue spruce, a silverpoint drawing of an ancient bristlecone pine, and a plein air oil that included a big deciduous tree, probably a cottonwood.
Here's a small watercolor sketch of tree trunks in a shady garden.
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| "Shade in the BHG Demonstration Garden," wc/ink, 3.5x7 |
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