Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. Glad you like it.

I've always loved these types of illustrations. I had no idea this was our state tree! I swear they used to be all over the place, but I see less and less of them every year.

Has always been one of my favorites. Thanks.

It’s lovely. My mom loved Robert Frost’s poem “Birches” and this has reminded me of her.

😀 One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.

Thank you.

That is wonderfully executed

This is beautiful. I would hang it in my living room.

That's so beautiful

Thank you.

Thank you very much. Glad you like it.

I've always thought it was called white birch

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It’s known by both names. I grew up calling it a paper birch.

Beautiful. You could definitely sell prints of that!

They thrive in young forest after wildfires or clearcutting. That's why you don't see them as much, less habitat.

Eventually the forest matures into pine, oak, etc. and the birches diminish.

🍻 😀

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BRAVO! Spot on.

What medium did you use?

Copic fine liners and marker

Wow, very impressive.

I took a life drawing class years ago that had us use fine point sharpies only (no sketching) and we had to draw, very, very slowly what we saw and make it as accurate as possible. I was both in love with and frustrated with the process. Hard to explain, but this beautiful piece reminds me of that and makes me want to try drawing that way again.

Thanks! Definitely need to learn to roll with the mistakes.

Better flag idea

😀 but New Hampshire has such an iconic flag

That is fantastic! Nicely done.

Birch are one of the most common trees to grow back when an area is clear cut in NH. Since much of Northern and central NH had been cleared of trees by timber companies in the early 20th and late 19th centuries, it was understandable when the state tree was chosen around 1900 it was the birch.

Thanks.

Interesting, makes sense.