Planting trees together

Drawing of a hiker taking photo of trees cut down and share it to a database, where volunteers help coordinate action and work to plant new trees. Environment illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

No doubt I'm skeptical about how phones and technology are changing our lives both indoors and on the trails. But once in a while I see it can also do good

October 30, 2019

Is Earth the burning platform?

Drawing of a guy with a laptop sitting at the edge of a burning forest while animals a fleeing all around him. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

Watching images of burning forests all around the world I looked up...

September 19, 2019

Wood Wide Web Heart

Drawing of a circle of trees with the roots going together and forming a heart. Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

Some believe that trees are not only able to communicate through their roots but also connect, think and feel like a giant natural, ancient Earth creature

Walking into spring

Watercolor of man with backpack walking from winter blue to sun between trees. Art by Frits Ahlefeldt

The sun is gaining in strength here

A day sketching among trees

Watercolor of tree lower part. Art by Frits Ahlefeldt

Research in forest - Watercolor painting trees

October 22, 2018

Water-system for large trees design sketches

sketch, drawing of large baobab tree and ways to make a water reservoir close to it. idea sketches and brainstorm by Frits Ahlefeldt

Brainstorming ways to help large trees through extreme drought and climate change

Trees and communities

Baobab tree with a community around it

Logbook 14 June 2018 - Watercolor of community around huge Baobab tree

Baobab please don’t give up

Large,ancient baobab tree and people watering it. Color illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

Logbook - Giant Baobab trees dying - is it climate change? - can we help them?

Illegal logging drawing

Drawing of a tree with planet Earth cut down by greedy humans, while others watch in disbelieve

Logbook 15 Feb. - Nobody gains, in the long run, from the way illegal logging is destroying forests all over the planet today.

February 17, 2018

Autumn winter fairy

Watercolour of a blue woman and trees walking tall over the land. Watercolor by Frits Ahlefeldt

Watercolor of the approach of the winter season as land-spirit

October 28, 2017

15 Oct Logbook Walking in the Botanical garden

Asian girl standing beside a huge tree, watercolor by Frits Ahlefeldt.

Walking in the Copenhagen Botanical Garden, on a Sunday - Autumn day

October 15, 2017

Wood Wide Web Circle

Circle of trees with the roots facing the center

May 8, 2017

Plant a tree

Drawing: old man holding a young tree in his hands

Watercolor of Dead Trees

Watercolor of tall dead trees in green grass

Watercolor note from a Coastal Trail, Denmark

Sketch of a blue network with trees

trees connecting roots in water

Drawing: green network with blue middle

Is Earth’s largest social network green?

Drawing of a circle of trees with their roots meeting in the center

Drawing: A living network of connected trees

February 25, 2015

Feeling the seasons change

illustration of a tree and a girl in the autumn wind

One of the billion things you can't do on an Ipad

October 16, 2014

Connecting with nature

Man sitting among trees, the trees make up Yes, when he ask if they can hear him. Drawing

Say "yes" if you can hear me...

September 30, 2014

Hiking in spring

illustration of a man hiking under trees with a lot of leaves

Illustration of green trees in front of the Sea

Wandering Home

Walking treehouse wandering along

October 21, 2013

Trees standing tall

Drawing of a group of tall trees

Tree sketch from a hike through a coastal forest today, and the finished color illustration

Sad the jungle is gone

Starting from scratch can be hard.

November 14, 2012 0

illustration of two trees

illustration about relationship, experience, getting old, friendship and just about seeing the world passing by