Sunday, September 10, 2017

The Aspen on 84th

9/10/17 Maple Leaf neighborhood
This morning Facebook reminded me that exactly two years ago, I posted the sketch of this aspen in the neighborhood (below). I was curious about what it looked like today, so I walked up the street a few blocks. Although it’s starting to turn, it has a lot less yellow today (at left) than it did in 2015 (and it seems to have grown a bit more shaggy, too). Last year I didn’t sketch it until the first of October, when it was almost entirely yellow. 

I enjoy sketching the same trees every fall to track their changes and how they differ from year to year. I had been thinking the trees were starting to turn a bit early this year, but they are obviously later than in 2015.

9/10/15

6 comments:

  1. Great trees! Really like your greens too!

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    1. Thanks, Cathy! I've been working on picking out a good selection of greens for trees, and this one seems to be working.

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  2. Great to see the difference from one year to the next!

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    1. What's really cool is that it's something I couldn't really compare until I started sketching!

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  3. The way you sketched this year blends the greens nicely. Great work.

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