A page from Bonsai Today issue 34 (all in stock Bonsai Today issues are currently 25% to 35% off). The artist (bonsai and sketch) is Yukio Karino (mistranslated last name?).
You can do it!
We’ve featured bonsai drawings way back in the early years of Bonsai Bark (2009). We still think it’s a good idea and suggest you try your hand at it. Contrary to the pervasive poverty mentality many of us have about these things, you can do it if you just take your time. The drawings (you can call them sketches if that helps) don’t have to be perfect, and with almost any genuine attempt, you’ll learn something about your bonsai.
After. It’s a Shimpaku juniper. It’s still not finished (which begs the question), but you can get a pretty good idea where it’s headed.
The future (at least for the time being).
Before.
A couple good books based on bonsai drawings
John Naka’s Sketchbook and Charles Ceronio’s Bonsai Styles of the World are both full of examples. All books are currently on sale for 35% to 45% off.