I've spent a lot of time in the forest lately. Drawing those lovely birch trees. Now, however, I wanted to get away for a bit. Heading towards the ocean. The ink pen has been substituted with a digital one. And it managed to fulfill my craving for some fresh, coastal air. The scenery is inspired…
Continue reading ➞ Breathing – Back To The Coast
I've been drawing a lot of birch trees recently. Or, trees in general, to be honest. This time it's depicting a faltering summer. The warm earth is getting just a bit colder. The green is clinging on to the last leafs. And it's getting ready for winter. I can't help thinking that this might be…
Continue reading ➞ Faltering Summer – Maybe The Sign Of A Break
In my last post I ended up with a summer scene quite like this. The difference between them, though, is that the last one had stronger, clearer and purer colours. I liked the look of it. But I felt that it could be softened up a bit. Giving the scene a warmer mix. Well, my…
Continue reading ➞ Calming Down The Colours – More Warm Days
This drawing is quite simple. Yet, I like it very much. It didn't end up as loose as I wanted. And the colors of the wash are a bit more pure than originally planned. But it's so calm and peaceful. I would really like to go there. Hearing those birds chirping. Maybe feel that dull…
Continue reading ➞ A Glowing Summer – Keeping it Simple
I was quite happy with my last attempt at some birch trees, adding a little wash to the finished ink drawing. It was done in such a loose style, like I've always tried to manage. This time, though, it ended up much less satisfactory. The drawing itself is not that bad. But the wash is.…
Continue reading ➞ Focusing Real Hard On That Loose Style
Even though there's a lot of forest left in the world, the trees are growing in an increasingly confined space. More and more are being chopped down, either for usage or removal. It's a sad thought. Which made me think about a new idea for a painting: It's basically trees clinging on to the space…
Continue reading ➞ Branching Out
I had so much fun drawing a summer scene in my last post. So I couldn't resist doing it just one more time. Most of the features from the last drawing are still there. The trees. The flowers. The bushes. The selective coloring, which I think makes it just a bit more interesting. I have…
Continue reading ➞ Another Summer Day
Trees, trees, trees. I hope you like them. Because here's another. And more are coming. This one shows a scene where the birch trees are dressing up for spring. I really enjoy drawing those flowers at the moment, as well. There's something rough about them. At the same time, that makes them more inviting. Not…
Continue reading ➞ Dressing Up For Spring
I've done a lot of ink drawings depicting birch trees lately. I really enjoy that pen on paper feeling, working hard to keep the style loose. However, I was wondering if this style would work if trying to convey it to the screen. More precisely, by drawing them on my ipad. Well, there's only one…
Continue reading ➞ Taking the Birch Trees Into the Screen
Well, I didn't do a terrific job with the photo of this painting, to say it mildly. I tried to make the background as bright as possible using photoshop. But, as you can see, that made the colors kind of neon strong. So, it might be a good idea squinting at this one. So your…
Continue reading ➞ Shield Your Eyes – They Might Burn
