Inevitably seasons pass and everything gets a little older. Even the Monterey Pine in the Heddon Valley was looking the worse for wear when I visited it last week after weeks of wind and rain. It seemed to be leaning over even more than usual. I went after the storms especially to gather a few of its needles for a new design I'm working on. Even after the tail end of Storm Frank (?!) I had to scramble around the banks to find a few small branches as it doesn't give up its cones, or it would seem, its needles very readily.
Challenging on the eyes to distinguish between the background and foreground needles, I had to really concentrate, not unlike drawing the Monterey Cone! (here).
Rich earthy colours of the needles...
A sight for sore eyes on a grey January day. The Hunter's Inn with Monterey Pine (behind the right chimney).
...from my seasonal colour sample notebook.
Challenging on the eyes to distinguish between the background and foreground needles, I had to really concentrate, not unlike drawing the Monterey Cone! (here).
Rich earthy colours of the needles...
A sight for sore eyes on a grey January day. The Hunter's Inn with Monterey Pine (behind the right chimney).
...from my seasonal colour sample notebook.
