Gearing up for summer

 Early spring is a perfect time to study the tree. I had a teacher who once told me in order to learn about trees draw them in the winter, so you can get the gesture and form. The leaves hide some of these elements.
My center of interest is on the tree to the right.
One thing I try to do is not slavishly  copy the tree. I construct the tree as artistically, and rhythmically as I am capable.
Here in new england the foliage is slow in blossoming and the weather is warm enough to stand out side and paint.
It's changing rapidly around town so I won't be able to paint this scene in the same way.