The Hiking.org gallery of drawings and watercolors
Drawings and Watercolors by Frits Ahlefeldt, Hiking.org
Collections of my watercolors and drawings from my hikes and my research:
See the three different art collections:
Rain Gear for Hiking
Hiking gear Research project and sketches about rain protection from traditional designs to future designs
Landspirits
Land spirits – collection of creatures of a more spiritual nature hikers sometimes share stories about
Hiking with wheels project
Ways of using wheels when hiking research project
Hiking and the Common Good
Drawings and thoughts about how hiking and the Common Good might benefit us and each other in a digital future
Solar power tents
Ideas, sketches and research into how solar power panels and batteries might be used in connection with tents
Solar power sleeping mat
Got an Idea for a sleeping mat with solar panel integrated – concept drawings and thoughts
Nature Hikers
A series of Watercolors inspired by the designs and expressions of native people. Watercolors by Frits Ahlefeldt
Communities and hiking
Drawing up thoughts and perspectives on communities and groups
Ink sketches people walking past
Ink sketches of people walking and sitting. Studying street life and walking
Coastal hiking can help cold stunned sea turtles
Project about how coastal hiking, trails and hikers can help the rescue of cold stunned sea turtles
Old hiker taking a break
Drawing of a wind beaten hiker sitting down for a moment along the coast
Cars and the paradox of horrible weather
What can seem like the solution is sometimes the challenge…
Teaching kids outdoors
Teaching kids outdoors helps them understand, move and be more happy. Connecting to nature, instead of screens.
Sea turtle concept shelter
Concept: a observation post and sleeping shelter along the coast for hikers working with monitoring biodiversity and sea turtles
solar charging umbrella
Concept: could we design umbrella types that also work as solar chargers ?
The water bar concept sketch
Keeping water off trails is important to keep them healthy and walkable. Water bars are one of the designs
Atoll wind turbine biodiversity concept
Idea sketch of an atoll sustainable wind power turbine, with a structure that can support biodiversity
Bow wind turbine biodiversity concept
Idea sketch of an bow shaped sustainable wind power turbine, with a structure that can support biodiversity
Seal island wind turbine biodiversity concept
Idea sketch of a vertical, floating sustainable wind power turbine, with a structure that can support biodiversity
Gadbury bridge design
Research: One of the classic ways of building hiking trail bridges is the Gadbury bridge, made of local wood
The bridge as place
In our understandings of landscapes bridges often stands out as something special
Wood bridge feel
Bridges can be made in many ways, from the most flimsy to the solid almost ever lasting bridge designs
Using design to support hiking experiences
When a hiking trail cross a stream the passage can be designed in several ways. All having a huge influence on both the hiking experience and on the place
Psychology and ways of crossing a stream
Hiking can teach us new things about our strategies, roles and preferences.
Stairways design study
When trails starts to rise or fall, at a certain angle stairs are one way of making the trails continue when the terrain gets steeper
Timber used to make steps sketch
Research sketch – understanding a simple way to use tree trunks to make steps along trails
Turnpike design research drawing
When a hiking trail cross a stream the passage can be designed in several ways. All having a huge influence on both the hiking experience and on the place
The corduroy timber path concept
Simple timber structure over wet area. ( corduroy) Not recommended any more
When biodiversity and trails face each other
Hikers like to be close to wildlife and walking through landscapes where nature is set free. But it can be a challenge to balance the needs of nature, of habitats and of hikers.
Trails to help biodiversity
Hikers like to be close to wildlife and walking through landscapes where nature is set free. But it can be a challenge to balance the needs of nature, of habitats and of hikers.
Five reasons dedicated hiking trails works best
Walkers most often loose, when trails can be used for anything but walking
Facing climate change from a roof
In modern life we live in at least two worlds, both the digital and the real that in some ways are colliding… Hiking can help us face the challenges
Search chain vs line
Two very different ways of moving through a landscape and strategies to gain new understandings
The science angler
Heading out in the landscapes to catch facts and do research
Motivation gap
Drawing up the gap between and factors influencing what we want to do, and if we actually make the jump and walk the talk
Talking to the press
Drawing up how more and more hiking projects also becomes media projects – getting funding, making videos and sharing updates to get funding or attention
Scientist island
Drawing of a scientist alone on his island being towed to a better place to re-connect with others
Cityzen Science
Can we design places along the trails that are more open and better support innovation, debate and science
hikers helping reforestation
Hikers can help document deforestation and planting new trees and forests
Helping farmers help the environment
Hikers can help support and document ways and knowledge of how farmers can help the environment
From sad smiley to engagement
Using new technology hikers can move from not only being concerned about the environment to actually help innovate new solutions and knowledge of how our planet is doing
Building global networks of knowledge
We live in a special time where it is possible, using technology, to build new collective landscapes of understanding
Whale watching while hiking
Hikers walking coast trails can sometimes not only see whales but also help science, by documenting where they see them
Citizen science insect projects
Cars driving around with huge nets on their roofs help document and collect new knowledge about local insects
Walkers and volunteers collecting water samples
Walking along the coastline can be combined with collecting important data and samples and sharing it with scientists
Science, citizen and planet mindset
New knowledge focus on how there are huge differences between how scientists, engaged citizens and maybe even the planet thinks
Connecting to Citizen Science projects
The amount of citizen science projects that hikers and walkers can connect to and help in are growing
Science jam session
Science is often seen as a top down lecture activity, but hiking together and debating, seeing and meeting different point of views around a campfire is a better way to innovate
Scientist as conductor drawing
Drawing of a classic way to see science, as the knowing expert with the overview and plan, creating knowledge and understanding is maybe a bit like the conductor creates music experiences together with musicians
Working with groups vs individuals
Some projects and trails are created by volunteers working together, others are placed in the hands of organisations where members work together
