I never thought I'd be out drawing trees this late in the year. Tho' cold and wet today. the weather lately has been gorgeous - warm enough that the joggers and walkers have been lightly clad in sleeveless shirts and shorts! (Not that I'd venture out that way. I'm cool even in hot weather so wear at least a sweatshirt when out.)
Here, I continue my "catalog" of trees in a 200 year old area cemetery. Just a couple of days ago these two were full of yellow leaves, alive in bright sunlight, loosing them over the course of just two cool and breezy days.
Both drawings are in Prismacolor Pencil - the first laid out in ocher then finished with pure black - but just the simplest black in the broken maple below.
I added a background "frame" in the drawing on the left because I felt it needed some stabilization. Tho' an interesting tree to draw, the imbalance really bothered me. The background box nails it in place and helps "finish" the drawing.
"One must always draw, draw with the eyes when one cannot draw with a pencil." Balthus
"The moment you know you know, you know." David Bowie
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