In nature, attempting to draw an on-site colored pencil work using a realistic technique such as “Bark Study”, (my example posted at right) would be a Herculean task. Especially during the winter. Especially while hugging a riverbank. Therefore, to capture the detail of the tree stripped of its bark, I had to resort to taking a reference photo. At home, when I downloaded the shot, I was not surprised to find it terribly blurred and off-color. I am a terrible photographer now, and four years ago, I was even worse. Luckily, I have been a super fan of trees all of my life, so filling in the blanks was a simple pleasure.
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