A Study of Pine Trees

About this work

This sketch shows a cluster of tall pine trees with thick trunks and twisted branches. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to show the bark and leaves, leaving some areas rough and others filled in with pale green and gray. The background is mostly blank, with just a few faint outlines of other trees and a hint of ground. Notice how the artist layered colors—some spots look darker where paint was built up slowly. The blue-gray paper makes the greens pop, almost like a quick outdoor study. Try looking up watercolor, glazing to see how artists build up colors like this.