The many spring greens already merge into the more or less uniform,saturated and dull summer green. The images above show how the latest sketch developed. The advantage of gouache is that it is opaque and it is possible to paint in layers. Especially for depicting foliage this property can be very helpful as it is [...]

Buy this sketch as postcard on Zazzle I had made a mental note of this place on one of my recent excursions through the thickets. A remote place away from the walkers highway. Only the farmers are around on the fields with their spraying machines, but I got this one done before I had to [...]

In this quick gouache sketch I noticed some of the common mistakes that can occur in the depiction of trees.It is worth while to watch out how the branches of trees cross or meet. In this case I have circled some of the less favourable spots. Some of the branches of the smaller tree connect [...]

I spent some time following a small brook in an ash forest. There is always a lot to see when a stream of water can meander freely, it has become a rare situation in our heavily used landscapes. Outside of the woods water streams are regulated and their natural way has been straightened. The reflections [...]

It was already raining a bit when I left home. First birds could be heard, especially the woodpeckers were very busy, spring is coming soon. I sat down in a dark, young douglas fir and spruce tree forest. Green algae covered some of the trunks and contrasted with the dark wet bark. The wind was [...]

It amazes me how many hunting perches we have in the woods over here. No matter where you can see a hunting perch every 300 meters or so, not to speak of those ruins that lie around decaying slowly.  This one obviously has been rebuilt.  The place around was made up almost like a workshop. [...]

I documented this sketch of a clearing in woods in a few snaphots with my mobile phone camera. 1.First the sky and the background were sketched with a big brush (2 inch brush from the DIY-market) in thin washes of colour 2.With the next smaller brush size (no16) some more detailed forms and darker tonalities [...]

Today I try to explain a bit how I do the gouache sketches in my forest diary. Step1: It begins with the choice of place and the preparation of the sketchbook which I lay on the forest ground. I always have two clams which I attach to the top edges of the paper to avoid [...]

“Draw trees” by Norman Battershill is another cheap publication in my collection of books on drawing trees. The first publication was in 1980 and the paperback version I bought is from 2004. There is not much text in this book, but what a text! I would love to quote the first chapter “Making a start” [...]

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