SIERRA TREES

Slice of Wawona Forest

Spring Color

Ode to Chiura Obata

 

July 4th 1927 WHITE WOLF - "I have tried hard, but it is impossible to paint the thousands of forms and shapes. Not only that, the air changes every day so that the colors of the sky, earth, and the different flowers are always changing! - Chiura Obata Taken from the book - "OBATA'S YOSEMITE'-

Obata is a master at drawing trees - I often try and follow his style or at least try and learn from it --- some of the paintings/woodblocks I particularly admire are - "Life and Death, Porcupine Flat" - "Eagle Peak Trail" - "Morning at Mono Lake" and "White Wolf Meadow"

Wawona Meadow

This is a 60 minute sketch of Wawona Meadow. It lies just before the Wawona Hotel on the road that leads to Badger Pass and Yosemite Valley. In the summer it is a gloriously quiet spot. I have a very fond memory of sitting under a beautiful old pine tree with my husband in August of last year. It was a special moment for me because my husband also sat down at the same time to sketch the scene in pen and ink. We then compared our work. We hope to do more of this in the future. If you ever visit Wawona - try the 'Meadow Loop"  - either hike, bike or horse ride - you will see butterflies and rattlesnakes!

Wawona Trees - 15 minute sketch

Alpine Trees