Do you know Smoke Trees? So called after the summer flowering plumes which resemble clouds of smoke, but in the Autumn the leaves are fiery!
I wasn't sure how to tackle drawing these intensely colourful leaves and because of this, nearly stopped after the inked line drawing. I decided I'd scan the drawing so that even if I ruined the next part I had this, then relax, enjoy the (paint) journey and not take the outcome so seriously!
A sensual Autumnal palette of reds and golds..
Inspired to draw the leaves laid out in a sculptural row (as this is how they were given to me).
Colour was created in Bombay ink, Acrylic, pencil and lastly gloss varnish because
though its hard to see it here
the leaves have the appearance of burnished leather.
Links to the work of the two talented artists who kindly collected these leaves from their garden!
Helyne Jennings and Trevor Jennings...
...from my seasonal colour sample notebook.
I wasn't sure how to tackle drawing these intensely colourful leaves and because of this, nearly stopped after the inked line drawing. I decided I'd scan the drawing so that even if I ruined the next part I had this, then relax, enjoy the (paint) journey and not take the outcome so seriously!
A sensual Autumnal palette of reds and golds..
Colour was created in Bombay ink, Acrylic, pencil and lastly gloss varnish because
though its hard to see it here
the leaves have the appearance of burnished leather.
Helyne Jennings and Trevor Jennings...
...from my seasonal colour sample notebook.
