Old Barn Pencil Sketches

Not far from where we camped near Acadia National Park, there was an old deserted farmhouse and barn.  In a previous blog, I shared the photo collage piece I created using the farmhouse for inspiration, and I thought I’d share a few images of the barn and farmhouse window I converted into colored pencil sketches.

I loved the detail that there was in the window from the old barn.  The mismatched wood boards making up the barn, and the old red torn material that was underneath the wood, created some lovely texture.

Old Barn Window

In this piece, you can see the entire barn, with the window in the lower corner of the barn.  Again, I was drawn to the texture of the wood, and the different wood that was used to board up the door.  It looks like there was only that one window in the barn.  It made me wonder why they even bothered with the one window, since it was small and wouldn’t add much overall light inside the barn when the barn door had been closed.  Still, it makes for some interesting character to the structure!

Old Barn

Enjoy!

Pencil Sketches in the Woods

If you visited my travel blogs, you’ve seen some of these images in “reality” there.   Here, however, you will see a more artistic rendering of the images – compliments of my computer.  I wish I could produce this on pencil and paper, but my talents don’t lie in that arena. So, let’s take a look at what I can do!

Summer Daisies

Here’s a softer, gentler look at what I called a very happy flower. This rendition of them focuses on the more delicate side of these flowers.  These look like something out of a dream, I think.

Alder Woods

At first, I had thought these were birch trees.  But no, they are alders!  And, in the fall, the color of their leaves is a lovely golden color.  But, now, there’s not a trace of gold – only green.  Still, for this sketch, I chose to focus on the white of the tree trunks and their pattern as they stand in the woods.

Asters in the Woods

Ok, so this is not a sketch!  It’s an impressionist painting!  But, it seems to suite these blooms just fine!  It sort of emphasizes their softness, and it really sort of suggests the movement of them thru the gentle breeze.  Makes me want to sigh……Ahhh….

Enjoy!