sketchbook: view of trees at planting fields, bvw 9/20/08
Trees are awe inspiring lately! There is an arboretum nearby and so I am lucky to have unfettered access to it.
Below is larger drawing! I was looking for relationships between trees and their shadows! As I draw them I take notice! I pay close attention to the the wide range of barks and leaves; the way trees are always reaching out; how rooted and dependent they are to the soil.They provide shade, protection, cleanse the air by using and storing carbon. Kind of makes you want to keep them around. doesn’t it?
looking for trees that play together
These are so beautiful – right up there with one of my favorite VanGoghs of olive trees. My family calls me a tree-hugger and well, yes Im in love! Nicely done.
Beth – I love your trees!! You have the talent to capture their nature not only artistically , but also spiritually. Thank you!
Love,
Carole
I’m all for keeping the trees around…….these drawings are so beautiful, Beth. I’ve always loved trees – especially the old ones – so full of wisdom and you’ve captured them so well here.
Love, Trisha
Laura sent me to your blog/website—lovely work, well spoken thoughts. I get waylaid by trees, their trunks & branching parts & paint them often. I know the arboretum at Planting Fields well, spent many hours drawing there when my kids were at CSH Lab summer camps.
Keep painting! Your oils show the influence of your watercolor work, lovely fluid layers.
Kath
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