ArborApril 09: Up into the Canopy
[09] Today’s prompt is Up into the Canopy
Observe a tree by looking up into the canopy. Draw slowly, noting the patterns of sun and shade as they move and change.
A beautiful day to be wandering the Albany Hill in Northern California. I sat under one of my favorite trees (not just the species…but the individual tree) and looked up and sketched. There was so much complexity…quite daunting. But I kept at it, noticing more about how the light danced through the leaves and the branches. How the branches clustered to form areas of density and areas of light. A much needed communing with the breath of a tree. Making a map helped me see the patterns more clearly.
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#ArborApril2025 is a combo challenge with #NatureJournalingApril, a month-long sketching & journaling challenge hosted by Cathy Raingarden, Kate Rutter, and the Wild Wonder Foundation. Each day in April, create a page in your sketchbook or nature journal based on the daily prompt from the prompt list. If you post on social media, use hashtags #ArborApril2025 and #NatureJournalingApril.
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