Illustration + Nature Sketching
I love complex lighting situations, and this scene is probably as close to my original photographic series of folk tale landscapes as I can get with my cirrent sketching technique. In this scene I was -again- attracted by how the light fell through the trees, and in this case the scene almost appears graphic – … Read more
Here’s the next video from my landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. There is something incredibly eerie and unsettling about solitary houses in the woods. Even as someone who grew up in a small mountain town in the midst of a lot of weird buildings, I always found it a bit creepy to pass … Read more
Here’s the next video from my landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. This sketch is all about how light falls through trees, and I wanted to see what it looks like when painted. I feel like this is all I really need to say. I love complex lighting situations like this, unfortunately they are … Read more
Here’s the next video from my landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. In this painting I’ll take a closer look at an old farm building overseeing a rural landscape. I remember this place from last year as one of the most quiet and secluded areas we came across, and there was something almost eerie … Read more
I’m excited to announce that I have a new online course ready for you, it’s called: Nature Journal – Drawing ideas for summer In this class, we’ll take our sketchbook out into nature and sketch the summer. I will share lots of different ideas for drawing in your sketchbook now that nature is in full … Read more
Here’s the next video from my landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. Today we’ll visit a gothic church ruin. This was one of the places I felt lucky to stumble across last year, I found it had a very special atmosphere. The remains of this 14th century church sit on a hill at the … Read more
Here’s my next video from my landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. Today I have another autumn scene. I like the very calm atmosphere of this particular landscape, to me it had a very idyllic feel and I tried to reflect that in the color choices. I used a lot of warm color like … Read more
Here’s my next video from my landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. In this series, I’m looking for landscapes that could be the background for local legends and folk tales. I’m not looking to illustrate any of the stories themselves, I’m just interested in the mood and atmosphere behind these stories and I’m looking … Read more
Finally, here’s the first video from my new landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. In this series, I’m looking for landscapes that could be the background for local legends and folk tales. I’m not looking to illustrate any of the stories themselves, I’m just interested in the mood and atmosphere behind these stories and … Read more
In the last post, I wrote about how I use greens in my landscape sketches. I explained why I think it’s useful to have premixed convenience greens, but why I always change them a bit to make them less intense. Today, I want to take a very practical look at different green mixes. I have … Read more
Landscape sketches can succeed or fail with the combination of colors we use. Green is a predominant color everywhere in nature, so it’s important to look at how you use your greens when you’re painting a landscape sketch. There are a ton of different green shades out there, yet landscapes usually work best when you … Read more
How have you arrived in the new year? I’m always struggling a bit with the lack of light during the winter months. As I’m typing, it’s snowing heavily, so at least there’s a bit of white floating around in the darkness. I always try to keep myself occupied with creative projects during times like this. … Read more