Well here is my first tree. I am continuing with Lesson 2 on Kate Johnson’s Watercolour Pencil CD and I’m up to ‘trees’.
I went out to draw twice yesterday. In the morning I went to Blackwattle Bay. I took my sketchbook with Stonehenge paper and my watercolour pencils. Mistake. Since I have been teaching myself with Kate’s CD, I made a new sketchbook with watercolour paper. I have only done three drawings in that, but you can’t go back. I am obviously drawing in a different way already, and it didn’t work on the Stonehenge. I liked to work on Stonehenge previously, but then I was using the watercolour pencils like ordinary coloured pencils. From now on Stonehenge=Prismacolours and Watercolour pencils = watercolour paper. This tree is Albrecht Durer pencils on Fabriano Hot.
What sort of tree do you think this is? It is in the park at the end of my street. I have no idea. I just looked for a place in the shade (we are finally having summer last week and this) and drew the tree I could see best. It has heart shaped leaves.
I’ve also been prepping canvases to demonstrate on the Matisse stand at the Royal Easter Show. I’ll be there next Tuesday 25th. Come and say hello.
6 responses so far ↓
Carol // March 17, 2008 at 8:02 pm |
Very interesting about the difference the paper has made for you. Nice tree, not sure what it is though. Heart shaped leaf – not a ginko? Is it that very popular street tree that has reddish leaves at times and berries? Not a native? Not much help there, sorry.
E-J // March 17, 2008 at 10:13 pm |
I’m only just starting to learn a little about the trees around me here in my part of the UK, so can’t help with ID-ing yours, but I do want to tell you what a pretty drawing this is – it has something of the Impressionists about it! I see a lot of quality work coming out of Kate’s class.
Alan // March 18, 2008 at 1:02 am |
I don’t know what kind of tree this is, but you did a marvelous job of depicting it.
Lynn // March 18, 2008 at 1:50 am |
Great job with the pencils, Wendy. This tree is beautiful! The big breakthrough I had with the pencils was to understand that they are a completely different medium than watercolors. They require more planning and precision and patience. Your doing an excellent job with them.
Joan // March 19, 2008 at 2:26 am |
Love the tree, but I have no idea what kind it is. You are doing super with the wc pencils by following the cd. You’ve obviously learned a lot!!
Barbara // March 21, 2008 at 1:29 pm |
That is a wonderful tree. It really stands out as unique, the only one exactly like that. So well done! – Barbara