[15] Today’s prompt is Stick Figures
Diagram a handful of trees very simply, making basic line drawings of the branching structure.

Diagrams are fabulous. Making a branch diagram of a tree reveals the structure and the form, without the need to journal the details of light, leaf, or canopy. Making a collection of branch diagrams along a street, an allée, a copse, or a forest invites us to see each tree as a unique individual. Including a person reveals the scale of the tree (you could also include an estimate of measurement, or use a different being for scale…a banana perhaps?) Quick, simple, and fun…give these diagrams a try!

Featured trees: So many!

• Lemon
• London Plane
• Olive
• Strawberry tree
• Sycamore (I think)

Inspiration: Watch the workshop! Branching Diagrams are covered in the Let’s Draw Trees online recorded workshop, along with Cathy Raingarden and her fabulous approach to loose tree painting. You can get the recorded workshop at WildWonder.org.

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About the #ArborApril challenge

Join the month of drawing and journaling trees!

#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.

Posts & prompts will be on online at Instagram, Wonderland, Substack & Bluesky.