Trees and how to paint them in watercolours (1883)
Boot, W. H. J. (William Henry James), 1848-1918 · London : Cassell & Co. · leaf 14
too black, and dirties the paper,while H is too hard, and is apt to scratch, although it is nicer in tone than HB. Having now settled our preliminaries, the first tree to which we shall turn our attentionwill be the Oak. We have selected it because it is capable of bolder treatment than anyof the… … It is generally considered that of all Englishtrees the Oak is the noblest, by reason of itsgreat size, strength, and rugged beauty ; and fromthe days of its sapling youth to the period of itsold age and decay, in all seasons and under allcircumstances, it is picturesque and paintable. We will…
Watercolor painting · Trees in art
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