“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” ~ Kahlil Gibran
My interest in sketching trees was ‘twigged’ when I recently unearthed an old oil painting of a tree from a storage closet in my studio, and went on a tree drawing spree. This is Spotty Tree, drawn January 31, 2023.
This is the vintage painting that spurred this theme. Painted in 1972. Artwork Copyright Patricia White 2023.
A modern, inspirational guide to the to the art of the miniature by Karen Libecap
I’ve been reading a TON of art books these past months. This week it is THE BIG BOOK OF TINY ART by Karen Libecap.
CREATIVE EXPERIMENTS:
My 1st attempt at drawing MINIATURE ART.
Of course, it’s an APPLE, my subject of choice for the past few weeks, but this one is only 1” wide.
I generally work large so this was a unique challenge that forced me to pay attention to the smallest detail.
MATERIALS: Strathmore Mixed Media 300 Series sketchbook (https://is.gd/pJoFtf) using Derwent Coloursoft Pencils (https://is.gd/BKHilv).
Artwork Copyright Patricia White, 2022.
Trisha’s Daily Painting 