Mushrooms on Poplar

A wind fallen popular tree that was cut to clear the trail at our cottage in Muskoka has inspired me to do this sketch. Its amazing how mushrooms can always find a place to grow. The mushroom has the contour line technique to show shape & shadows. The end cuts of the tree also have the same technique to show the growth rings. Contour & wavy lines were also used to show the shape of the trunk as well as light to dark concentrations of contour & wavy lines to show recesses & shadows. A great study on the use of contour & wavy lines.