Recent Posts Tagged With 'pine trees'

• Pine Before The Mountain

  Posted on Saturday August 15th, 2009 at 09:20 in watercolor, ink, watercolour, banderas, pine trees

  A scraggly pine tree looms before a barren hill in the mountain areas of California. In fact there were many scraggly pines wrapped around these hills. It's like they do not get any rain or snow but actually they do. They just remain treeless for som...

• Pine Branch Sketching

  Posted on Saturday May 16th, 2009 at 08:32 in drawing, watercolor, ink, sketching, watercolour, banderas, pine trees

  Sketching is very contagious. Once you get into the habit, it just becomes a part of any artist. As I was sitting in a small park in Wheatland on a sunny, spring day, I noticed this sagging pine branch off to my left shoulder. Started sketching and c...

• High Desert Vista

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 17:00 in California, watercolor, watercolour, country road, pine trees, evergreens, high desert

  Serene vista of a roadway winding its way up the gradual slopes in the high desert of California. As soon as you begin to see pine trees you know you are gaining in elevation. 8" x 10", watercolor....

• Moonlit Forest

  Posted on Wednesday October 29th, 2008 at 09:25 in drawing, watercolor, mountains, ink, forest, visual arts, moon, watercolour, pine trees, sharpies, rapidograph

  I developed this night scene using Sharpies, Rapidographs and watercolors to denote the stillness of a late spring evening high in the mountains. This is done very simply with thick and thin strokes, some detailed pine branches which one would not a...

• Merced River, Yosemite

  Posted on Sunday September 14th, 2008 at 08:35 in painting, drawing, illustration, watercolor, ink, rocks, visual arts, watercolour, yosemite, fine arts, pine trees, merced river

  My painting of Yosemite was inspired by a beautiful photograph shown in the August 2008 issue of Sunset magazine. The photograph immediately caught my eye as I am a lover of the Yosemite landscape. The trick to making this painting real I believe was...

• Pine Tree With Mail Boxes

  Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 09:55 in illustration, country, watercolor, ink, drawings, watercolour, wash, pine trees, mail boxes

  Last week I was up at my mom's home doing the lawns, trimming and cleaning up her property. While resting in the shade, I noticed the pine tree and row of mail boxes directly across the road. I always wanted to sketch this scene and just so happened,...

• Time To Gamble At Lake Tahoe North

  Posted on Tuesday June 24th, 2008 at 10:25 in Gambling, painting, Casinos, watercolor, mountains, ink, lake tahoe, neon, nevada, signs, watercolour, pine trees

  During the end of May we took a trip to Lake Tahoe to see a friend and have lunch. I was excited to take my art equipment and camera. I planned to sketch outdoors as well as take photographs of the lake. Unfortunately, the day was gray, dark and col...

• Mountain Pines

  Posted on Thursday August 9th, 2007 at 09:08 in watercolor, ink, watercolour, pine trees

  Mountain pine trees on the side of a rocky slope begin to feel the rays of the sun in an early summer scene. For those of you who have been high in the mountains you know the serene feeling, the dampness, and the quietness of a new day. Except for t...