FOREST BATHING WITH LEDA
Woodland Sketching Best Cure for Stress
WHOEVER SAID "stop and smell the roses" would appreciate the health craze called Forest Bathing.
More than just taking a walk in the woods, this nerve-soothing discipline asks you to encounter the woodlands and focus on taking in all the sights, sounds, and smells.
Notice layers of shadows in misty green light, the flutter of a moth, call of a thrush or the smell of fir boughs or fallen leaves warmed by a saft of the sun. Then feel your blood pressure drop.
According to an article in Outside Magazine “
Take Two Hours of Pine Forest and Call Me in the Morning” forest bathing is defined by Japanese scientist Shinrin-yoku as “making contact with and taking in the atmosphere of the forest.”
As sketching enthusiasts, we know that one of the best aids for carefully observing a scene is by drawing it.
Sketching a landscape forces you to observe details of colors, shades and forms that you might otherwise miss.
With a Leda sketchbook in hand, Gary Gillespie (founder of Leda Art Supply) often seeks to soothe his soul by drawing in the woods.
Here is a collection of forest sketches he made during get-aways over the last few years.
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Whistler BC Canada Trail by GJ Gillespie |
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Stanley Park Vancouver, Canada |
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Stanley Park Vancouver |
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Mount Douglas forest Victorica, BC
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Whistler, BC forest |
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Whistler Forest |
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Whistler Forest Scene
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Point No Point Vancouver Island |
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Harmony Lake Whistler BC |
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Drawing partner Teresa in Stanley Park |
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Gary Sketches a Tree |
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Red Cedar after Emily Carr.
Mid century artist made famous for her forest oil paintings,
she sought to capture the spirit behind the trees.
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After Emily Carr as seen at the
Audain Art Museum in Whistler. |
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After Emily Carr as seen at the
Vancouver Art Gallery. |
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Snow Lakes Trail North Cascades, Washington State. |
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North Cascade Cedar Grove |
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Icicle Creek near Leavenworth, WA |
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Palm Springs Creek |
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Palm Gove |
TAKE THE PLUNGE
Does Forest Bathing sound appealing to you?
Grab your sketchbook and take a hike.
Then send us your some of your sketches so we can post them for the world to see.
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