Coffee Landscapes

 

ATMOSPHERE- 

1. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

PERSEPCTIVE-

1.

the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.

2. A point of view. 

ATMOSPERIC PERSPECTIVE-

Atmospheric perspective (or aerial perspective) is an artistic technique that creates the illusion of depth and distance by mimicking how air, moisture, and dust affect the appearance of far-away objects. Distant elements appear lighter in value, lower in contrast, and less detailed.

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2013/02/atmospheric-perspective.html

Advanced Art Students

2025/26

2024/25

Birch Tree Cast Shadows

All Art above is experimental ideas in various mediums from Mrs. Morgan. 

BIRCH TREES IN THE SUN PHOTOGRAPHS

Study how shadows are cast from the trees in the sun. 

Where do they go? 

Where is the light source? 

How does this effect the shadows? 

Make Sense?

Think of it this way...

Think of the Sun as the CENTER OF A CLOCK. 

Think of the base of the tree as the number and 

the cast shadow as the direction of the arm. 

Many artist are inspired by how the light effects the Birch Trees. 

These first artist use grey or blue to do their cast shadows... 

VARIETY of  ARTIST

VARIETY of STYLES

UNIFIED SUBJECT

Megan Meagher

Mattehew Klewster 

Brian Turner

Arnold Nogy

Vladimir Letsevich

Gregory Gorham

He uses fun colors for his shadows!

Sergiu Ciochina

Spring is in the air here... 

Light and dark Green fore ground would be more of a challenge. 

These is so much VARIETY in the styles:

-The use of color

-The mood of the sky 

But still have so much UINTY:

-the horizon line 

-the subject, birches in the sun

-The angle of the shadows on the foreground. 

Student Art

Art 1 2025

Advanced Art 

2024

 

2024

Art Two 

Art One 

Our Assignment:

CRITERIA:

1. Constant Light source (behind trees)

2. 7 or more Birch Trees (to top of paper) 

Coming from horizon line. 

3. Cast shadows from light source 

4. Shadows on dark side of birch trees 

5. Colored sky/background 

6. 1 additional creative shaded element 

(Animals, snowman, sled, person, structure, 

extra layer in background, use of Creative color, or Texture)

DRAW A HORIZON LINE

straight or angle

BACKGROUND TREES

Draw 2 lines for each tree coming out of the horizon line. 

CAST SHADOW LINES

Identify where sun will be. 

Draw a dot where the center of it will be. 

Using a ruler, Connect that dot to each 2 points where the trees come from the ground. 

Draw the 2 lines in the snow. They should span outward.

FOREGROUND DETATILS

You can draw a closer tree, an animal, or some detail to make your foreground more exciting. 

Add texture lines to your birch trees. 

FILL IN SHADOWS with pencil and blend with stump. 

Shade the side of each tree according to the light. 

THE SKY

Use marker, colored pencil, highlighters, watercolor, 

to color the NEGATIVE SPACES between the trees. 

Intersting Facts:

Birch Tree Texture

Birch trees have marks and shed their bark. 

Why do they shed?

CLICK. HERE

What are they black marks? 

CLICK HERE

Animals and Birch trees

White tail deer consume the twigs and foliage, while beavers chew the bark. Seedlings of river birch trees are part of a wild rabbit's diet. The ruby-throated hummingbird, squirrels and yellow-bellied sapsucker ingest the sap from the tree. Birch borers feed on the insides of the birch tree.

Alternative Challenge

Start with darker paper. 

Start drawing with pencil. 

Outline with darker color marker or colored pencil.

Add shadows on and cast off trees with marker or colored pencil. 

Add highlights with white Prisma color.