The image above is not a good photo. The lighting is dull, and there's too much clutter distracting your eye from the beauty of the creek snaking through the hilly woodland.
Yet, photos like this one still have an artistic purpose. They make good reference photos for art, especially when it's too cold to sit outside and draw in person!
I started with a sketch of the main elements in the scene, and began adding in areas of color.
The photo was taken just before 6" of snow fell, so I wanted to get the white-gray appearance of the sky.
I turned the pencil on its side to create a soft, uniform area of color for the snow clouds.
With the sky and the icy creek laid in, I began adding detail to the woods - the weeds & grasses on the forest floor, the distant trees, and the details in the tree trunk on the left.
I stepped back to study the composition, and felt it needed more vitality on the right hand side.
I added in the wobbly tree on the right, and am happy with the sketch.
As the artist, you get to decide what you include in a drawing. You can edit out the parts you don't like and add in bits you prefer. Choosing to draw the parts of a scene that inspire and excite you is more fun, and creates a better drawing.
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