Last day, first day
Posted: October 31, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized 15 CommentsIt’s the last day of October and definitely cold enough for it to be the first day of car sketching season. In fact, we had the first snowfall of the season yesterday. This morning the lawns were covered in frost and the cars had to be scraped. Winter is coming.
That means it’s time to paint my favourite tree in all its autumn glory. I love it best when some of the leaves have already fallen, exposing the perfectly domed skeleton of the tree. When I draw it, I always think I’ll be able to fit the whole tree on the page, but I often underestimate how much of an explosion of yellow it is, and it always bleeds off the edges of my sketchbook. And if you’re wondering about colour, this year I used lots of New Gamboge mixed with some Burnt Sienna and a spot of Hooker’s Green for the foliage.
Simply fabulous! Suitably explosive.
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Just lovely.
Your love for the tree glows as strongly as that New Gamboge! Sorry about the snow but at least it means we’ll be seeing the wheelbarrow soon ….
Wow, this painting is so dynamic, it leaps off the page!
WOW!
So wonderful!
Fantastic. Our big maple was just turning these last few days and then it rained. Lost many leaves. But your tree is gorgeous. I love your not painting details. Yes, winter is coming.
Loved your golden tree. The last leaves are always most stunning. Beautiful job capturing it.
Gorgeous! Wish I had kept copies of your favorite tree to compare your many changes and similarities. You’ve put the idea to pick up this yearly habit myself. I must find “a tree” today!
Thanks for so much inspiration and challenges!
We too in Ohio, got our first snowfall last night.
Your tree has a huge presence. Beautiful colors.
Absolutely stunning!! How lucky are we, to live in a place with so much colour!?
Absolutely Stunning!! How luck are we to live in a place with so much colour!?
I love the explosion of yellows!!! Lovely! We had frost here too.
Love this!
Thanks Nancy!