Over the last few weeks, I've been getting out on hikes and finding spots to sit and sketch wintry scenes like the one above of a young sycamore tree against an evergreen down by a snowy lake.
Have you ever noticed how your fastest drawings are often the ones you like the best?
On hikes in the park with David, my body warms up while moving. When we stop for a break, I find something small or simple to sketch. Soon enough, it's time to get back to hiking, but the little breaks give me just enough time to make a quick drawing. I love these quick ones as they show the energy of discovery.
When it's truly cold, I sit inside by the birdfeeder and make quick sketches of the visitors. I hurriedly drew the chickadee at the top right from observing a live bird. Frustrated when the chickadee flew away, I looked up a photo online and made a watercolor sketch at the bottom left from that reference.
Most recently, I found a tiny mud coccoon inside a hollowed out acorn -- probably the work of a mud dauber wasp in the warmer months. I made several drawings of the cozy little bug home.
I took a photo of the coccoon acorn with some of the other empty nut hulls in the shelter where we took our mid-hike snack break.
What are you finding to draw in your nature journal? Do you prefer drawing big-picture landscapes or smaller details? Plants? Animals? What's your favorite thing in nature to draw these days?
I hope you take some time to sketch your favorite things!
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