A tree.I'm learning how to make the best use of my time in the mornings. I need to practice faster renderings in my limited time, and that's what I did with this tree. I'd like to get an even lighter hand with the lines and learn how to say more with less. Perhaps this tree will teach me, if I visit it again and again. It's a lovely tree, tucked away in a quiet place behind the corner of a building.
I am not sure how the season is affecting the trees there, but over here in Germany, the leaves are falling ^^ and that to me is the prettiest season!
ReplyDeleteI really like the soft touch of the branches, and the leaves are very nice! Will wait for the other versions :)
beautiful! trees are great teachers. So much to notice here on your blog too!
ReplyDeleteYour tree is beautifully done...and yes, there is so much to learn. Each season will bring something new! Love your blog!
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Yes, Nature provides us with such great teachers! Your tree is lovely. So graceful
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Those colors.
the little heart-shaped leaves.
Rumi would say your drawings are examples
of "kneeling and kissing the earth."
Cheers, Doug
This drawing of the tree has lovely lines and shape. You have very good idea to revisit the same tree to draw again. I look forward to future postings. You will certanly get to know this tree vry well.
ReplyDeleteFunny how the difficult bit is 'what to leave out'! I am just beginning to get to grips with that concept.. this is a lovely sketch - gentle and graceful. Wonder what will be left out first?
ReplyDeleteI'm not poetic like Doug is, but your tree is very delicate and lovely. Your touch is just right and the rendering is lovely! nancy
ReplyDeleteI think you have a great idea to re-visit the tree many times. Shadows, line - I think you'll see something different every time. The tree has a beautiful shape. I look forward to seeing what it teaches you..
ReplyDeleteOh, I like the tree too! The perspective is so interesting. It holds my eye.
ReplyDeleteThis has a very nice feel to the page. As Alissa suggests, visit the same tree and begin to feel the Zen quality Doug mentions: Be The Tree. You will find The Line that suggests the whole. Your work begins to evolve from quilt-like piecing to a woodcut feel. Have you looked into Sumi-e techniques?
ReplyDeleteI really like the zen qualities spoken to above, and visiting this tree often. You will see something new each time - time of day, different angles, memory that will allow you to make marks without thinking of them...
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