Sketching a tree trunk on toned paper.

Drawing and sketching on Coloured paper

My Charcoal and white pastel pencil sketching workshop is coming up this weekend and therefore I decided to draw and sketch one of my favourite subjects "Tree Trunk". This particular tree trunk was photographed by me while we were in Phi Phi Don and it has been in my "To Do List" since long. 

Phi Phi Don is a small spectacular island from Krabi Province ( Thailand ) with most hotels situated within the vicinity of four to five kilometers from the pier. There are no vehicles on this island and most tourists walk around to reach their destinations. There are paved pathways and the island has some amazing ancient trees with hanging roots. It is fun to sketch and shade this kind of a subject where I use only two different pencils to create a three dimensional realistic art on paper.

Catching the light

Charcoal and white pastel pencil sketch on grey hand made paper

Size 6" X 8"

I started blogging in January 2014 and since then I have created several paintings on the subject 

"Tree Trunk". You can CLICK HERE to view one of my similar old works. The fascination grew with time and now when ever I travel my eyes are hunting for some beautiful trees around and I try to capture them in my mind's eye and begin my visual study then and there itself.

A beautiful quote.

"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art." Leonardo da Vinci

Charcoal sketching of another tree trunk

In my last post I mentioned about having come across some beautiful trees and tree trunks

in Lonavala. After having created one tree trunk sketching, I decided to do another one. This

particular tree as in the image below caught my eye because of the deep hollow midway and the texture of the bark.

It is interesting to observe the different features that each tree has on its body and it gets more

interesting when the pencil movement has to be changed in order to get the texture forms.

The more I draw and sketch, the more I observe trees as I am travelling and I realise that today

I see more details in trees than just a simple standing form in nature. 

To me art is a lot about observational skills. We observe, we understand and then we put it down on paper. Creating something from nothing.

The handmade paper that I have used for this work is from Sun Enterprises in Fort as 

mentioned in my last post.

Standing Alone

Charcoal and white pastel sketching on grey handmade paper

Size 6" x 8"

I have personally liked this handmade paper and would recommend it to all those who use charcoals and pastels. It has a smooth side too but I have not used it so far but will try it out soon. I have started a portrait, a beautiful Indian face on the same paper and would be posting the image soon.

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Tree from Lonavala - sketching on toned paper

"Drawing is not the same as form; it is a way of seeing form." Edgar Degas

During my last visit to Lonavala, I came across some tree trunks with beautiful forms and shapes and interesting textures of the bark. I always marvel at "Nature's creations". There is so much art all around us. So perfect and so beautiful.

I decided to do the tree trunk on a textured steel grey hand made paper that I had recently

 picked up from Sun Enterprises at Bora Bazaar, Fort. This shop has a variety of hand

 made papers and some of them can be used for charcoals and pastels. One has to try

them out.

Tree Trunk

Charcoal and pastel painting on hand made paper

Size 6" x 8"

Posting an image of the three tools used to create this art work.

A. Camel soft charcoal pencil

B. General white pastel pencil

C. Kneaded eraser

Hope this helps. Thanks for browsing through my works and if you like my works please do leave your comments.