How To Design & Paint Better Trees In Your Landscape Painting

Trees have a definite anatomy and character to them. When trees are designed well, they create a much better composition.
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[@ladym6738]

Loved the painting. Eye candy. Blessings.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thank you so much!

[@40bdg]

Your paintings are beautiful! Thanks for the advice.

[@philstarke.artist]

You’re welcome, thanks for watching!

[@DrapPapier]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate you showing examples and discussing the topic. Again thank you very much.

[@Lorenzolrngtopaintatforty]

Thanks for mentioning Carlson’s book, it’s beautifully written and already a source of inspiration even after the first few pages. Following your channel with great interest. Apart from your useful, well-conducted lessons I appreciate your use of references from other painters. Many great artists I didn’t know and am thankful to have discovered.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks for watching Lauren, I do enjoy creating the videos.

[@lindaolsen7828]

Thanks for the lesson! I find getting to a believable tree or mass of trees takes me quite a bit of time. I'll design on paper going forward before painting, which will make me add more thinking time to my process.

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad it’s helpful linda

[@jessiecarter7887]

I love the way you teach 😊😊❤

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks, Jessie!

[@cindyplutnicki8930]

Dear Phil, Thanks for showing me how to compose with trees. Very enlightening. I wish someone had taught me this when I was younger. It all makes so much sense!

[@philstarke.artist]

You are very welcome

[@LoveToCreatebyTonya]

Thank you😊

[@philstarke.artist]

You’re welcome!

[@lauravalenzuela2233]

Good reminder to edit your scene for more interest.

[@philstarke.artist]

Yes, thanks

[@ronschlorff7089]

Thanks, Phil, for showing us lots of paintings of yours and the historic ones too, very nice! Yes, trees; where most of us fail, and some do catastrophically, if they use that fan brush of theirs, ala Bob Ross, LOL. My "trees", in Tucson are columnar as you recall, green giants with arms, LOL. And the wispy ones which can't be made wispy enough as in Mesquites and Palo Verdes. Miss the confers and aspens of my old plein air painting haunts in the Sierra Nevada though!! ;D

[@philstarke.artist]

So true Ron, that’s the best thing about being here in Georgia lots of solid pine and leafy trees

[@ronschlorff7089]

@@philstarke.artist Yes, I remember that, and the red soil, from my short time at an Army training base near Augusta, back in 1967!! ;D

[@ruthkozsey4122]

Thank you so much!

[@philstarke.artist]

You’re welcome, Ruth!

[@normg2242]

Thank you, Phil...! 😊

[@jaywon6749]

Very informative. Loved how you showed the before and after.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks, Jay!