Riverhead, Long Island

About this work

This sketch shows a quiet forest scene with tall, skinny trees lining both sides of a narrow river. The water looks shallow and calm, while the sky above is loose and cloudy, drawn in quick strokes. Scribbles fill the bottom, mixing words like "water" and "little deep" with messy lines that almost look like waves or reeds. The artist scribbled notes right on the paper—maybe describing what they saw or how they felt about it. The whole thing feels rough and fast, like they sketched it outdoors without much time. Next, check out technique: chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow work in drawings like this.