Monet's frosty cold winter landscape.
My sketch of the River Dee
Lilac tree in my garden, tapering and branches coming forwards and leaning away.
Norwegian maple at the end of the forest near my home.
Watercolour painting of the maple.
I used coloured pencils for this tree in the grounds of Leith Hall Castle.
I used oil paints on linen canvas to create atmosphere and texture on the main tree bark.
Introducing winter trees. My work on trees here (apart from Monet!) shows how interesting it can be to explore the structure of a tree. By understanding how to taper trunks and branches, to give character to trees by focusing on certain parts of them and to use different mediums to express their texture and beauty.
