DRAWING TREES
I love trees! I hope you do too!
Hi! I’m Rob. Remember me? Here I am in a small forest that’s close to my house. I’m holding a big piece of black charcoal in my fingers. That’s why I call this place “Messy Fingers.”
Trees are a super important part of our habitat. Trees are beautiful and help the Earth in so many ways. They don’t grow everywhere. People plant trees just so they can have them close by: to protect the soil, for cool shade in the summer, food for people and homes and food for animals.
All trees start as small seeds and they grow to be tall and old. Some trees are much older than people! Imagine the stories a tree could tell you! In this section of “Messy Fingers” we’re going to “listen” to trees by observing them and drawing their pictures.
SUPPLIES: paper: any size (a notebook can be used), clipboard or drawing board, crayons, markers, chalk, anything you like that will make a mark on paper.
I’m going to use charcoal today but you could use whatever you want. You can draw a tree that you see OR you can draw a tree that you imagine. I’m drawing a whole forest because it’s what I saw in front of me this morning. My forest is at the end of Front St. near my house.
My forest is a small grove of pine trees which is surrounded by wet areas. It is a home for a few deer, hawks, squirrels, many frogs and neighborhood children who make lean-tos next to the trees. I like the tree trunks. They look like elephant legs!
Charcoal
I used a small charcoal pencil, a black charcoal stick, orange pastel, and yellow chalk for my drawing. I used the paintbrushes to smudge the charcoal so my fingers didn’t get hopelessly dirty!
