Hi Brian! My grand mother was an artist. I sometimes spent time with her and I remember her telling me how to draw trees and leaves. The main thing I remember that she said was that leaves are individuals they are not buckets hanging on branches. I guess she thought I was lazy in my depiction. haha.
I really enjoyed this one, thanks for sharing. I'm currently trying to figure out how best to draw tall grass without drawing each blade and it becoming overwhelming and distracting.
Delightful! You ever do Lynda Barry's "car memory" exercise? I'd like to try that but with "trees from my life". And because you didn't ask, Leo Lionni's "Tico and the Golden Wings" uses trees in quiet but lovely ways...
I love taking these journeys with you (not only because I've known you from your previous life) but for creating pictures with your words and your art. Mom taught me to draw when I was young. She could draw beautiful things. I can draw cartooney things. But, it is what you put in it and the passion that makes it what it is.
Hi Brian! My grand mother was an artist. I sometimes spent time with her and I remember her telling me how to draw trees and leaves. The main thing I remember that she said was that leaves are individuals they are not buckets hanging on branches. I guess she thought I was lazy in my depiction. haha.
I really enjoyed this one, thanks for sharing. I'm currently trying to figure out how best to draw tall grass without drawing each blade and it becoming overwhelming and distracting.
Whew, yeah, grass. A different kettle of fish.
You may find this of interest when drawing trees. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/sylva-britannica/
Yes thanks very much for that. You can see a lot of that sort of reference and inspiration in the Sendak drawings I posted.
wow that's awesome!
Nicely done. It was an enjoyable read.
Delightful! You ever do Lynda Barry's "car memory" exercise? I'd like to try that but with "trees from my life". And because you didn't ask, Leo Lionni's "Tico and the Golden Wings" uses trees in quiet but lovely ways...
I don't know that exercise, Kevin, and google is giving me nada. Tell me more! And thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjofUnKK20M
I love taking these journeys with you (not only because I've known you from your previous life) but for creating pictures with your words and your art. Mom taught me to draw when I was young. She could draw beautiful things. I can draw cartooney things. But, it is what you put in it and the passion that makes it what it is.