Monday, January 25, 2010

EDM 15 Draw a Tree or Trees - Paper Birch Watercolor

watercolor painting of birch trees

I called these birch trees and my daughter who recently took a Minnesota botany class reminded me they are paper birch trees, betula papyifera. I enjoy knowing the correct names for things and it gives me a chance to use my 9th grade Latin skills.

Actually, all I remember is how to delineate verbs and most of the Latin words for Christmas carols

7 comments:

  1. Love it,really nicely done. Is it in water colour?
    Mari

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  2. Thank you. Yes, it is watercolour; we spell it a little differently here.

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  3. Lovely painting. I like the way you captured the different shades on these trunks.

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  4. Such a lovely texture study!
    Shirley

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  5. I love these trees; wish we had them here in Texas. Well done!

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  6. This is such a beautiful painting, just wonderful.

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  7. Eye catching, colorful, yet soft. Good one.

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