Sycamore sapling

Returning to some of the field sketches and drawings of the last month or two.

This 9 x 12 format is a bit larger than most of what I have been doing in the field. I was carrying a bag with the sketch pad in it as well as binoculars, and an emergency rain coat of sorts to keep stuff dry. Walking on the west sidewalk at Prairie Park I was glad to see this large sapling with branches of leaves hanging in straight  lines.  Kinda like a row of upside down umbrellas turned inside out in the wind.
It was 10 am a month ago. I started this drawing with a ball point pen- a black Zebra 301 0.7, and then when I found it days later at  home finished it up with a Bic velocity gel 0.7 which gives a much wider line. I used it for the darker areas of the drawing.