Category Archives: Trees

15 Day Challenge – Trees, Day 6

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Mary

Years ago the land that our neighborhood was built on was a cattle ranch and many of the old native trees still thrive, we have several in our backyard.  I think the trees are Post Oak, if not that specimen, perhaps … Continue reading →

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15 Day Challenge – Trees, Day 5

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Mary

Today’s tree study is a pair of pine trees in our backyard, while a small space it’s packed with a large variety of Holly shrubs and Photenia.  The previous owners had a real love for planting trees and shrubs, beautiful they may be they’re a … Continue reading →

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15 Day Challenge – Trees, Day 4

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Mary

Aspens in the Fall are spectacular showing-off with thin, tall, white trunks and their colorful foliage – it’s usually a stop and take it all in kind of moment when you spot one. Today’s tree challenge is devoted to Aspens and … Continue reading →

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15 Day Challenge – Trees, Day 3

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Mary

Who doesn’t love Italian Cypress trees?  Tall, graceful and the anchor of many a landscape or garden. Italian Cypress trees are drought resistant making them are a natural for North Texas.  I love them for their deep, lush green this time of year, … Continue reading →

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15 Day Challenge, Trees – Day 2

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Mary

Staying with the Poplar species, I decided to do a quick landscape with a line of Poplar trees running through the middle of the scene for Day 2.   This is an oil pastel on Strathmore pastel paper (5×7). These exercises are … Continue reading →

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15-Day Personal Challenge – Day 1, Trees

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Mary

It seems one way that I could improve my landscape paintings is to concentrate small studies on individual landscape subjects, so I decided to challenge myself 15 days at a time devoted to one subject.  I’ll still paint full scenes in larger … Continue reading →

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