aidan13
Yamadori
I wasn't sure where a thread like this would go, so I put it in miscellaneous/other as it seemed most appropriate. It came up on another thread how practicing bonsai is somewhat difficult to keep up with being a college student. As many enthusiastic beginners do, I have made a few attempts at "bonsai-ing" sticks in pots over the past year and a half or so. However, as I have continued reading about bonsai and learning, I have come to realize that I won't be able to truly "do" bonsai until I have the time (and money) to dedicate to doing it properly. My fascination with bonsai hasn't abated, however, so I had to figure out how to satisfy my urge to explore the art within the constraints of living as a student!
Thus, I found myself doodling bonsai trees in the margins of my notes, on the inside covers of books, wherever there was sufficient space for me to put pen to paper. I will often find myself taking pictures of trees people post here and trying to picture how I would develop them on paper, since I can't actually do so in real life. As I mentioned in the other thread, my hope is that through "shaping" trees on paper, I can train my eye and get a sense for what works and what doesn't once the time comes to actually work with real trees. I'm a pretty avid gardener, so I feel like I have at least a basic grip on the horticultural side of things, and hopefully, if I can get the hang of the visual elements of bonsai, I can hit the ground running once I actually have time to dedicate to decent material.
I thought I'd share a few of the sketches and doodles I've done (the ones I could find) in case anyone had any comments/critiques on the visual elements of my "compositions". I've "potted" the sketches, more for fun than anything else, but hopefully it helps in visualizing the sketches as actual bonsai.
Thus, I found myself doodling bonsai trees in the margins of my notes, on the inside covers of books, wherever there was sufficient space for me to put pen to paper. I will often find myself taking pictures of trees people post here and trying to picture how I would develop them on paper, since I can't actually do so in real life. As I mentioned in the other thread, my hope is that through "shaping" trees on paper, I can train my eye and get a sense for what works and what doesn't once the time comes to actually work with real trees. I'm a pretty avid gardener, so I feel like I have at least a basic grip on the horticultural side of things, and hopefully, if I can get the hang of the visual elements of bonsai, I can hit the ground running once I actually have time to dedicate to decent material.
I thought I'd share a few of the sketches and doodles I've done (the ones I could find) in case anyone had any comments/critiques on the visual elements of my "compositions". I've "potted" the sketches, more for fun than anything else, but hopefully it helps in visualizing the sketches as actual bonsai.
