Ancient Apple- a portal.

This is an ancient apple tree that arches over a path to the sea. A much appreciated comment, by an amazing cp artist, Julie Podstolski, described the scene as Narnia. That's all she said, "Narnia." Somehow she got my intent. It is said that there is a strong spirit residing in this gnarly sentry. A study for a larger piece I plan for the future, it comes from one of many reference shots taken this summer, on the Maine property of dear friends.  It is painted with Prismacolor and Luminance pencils on linen mat board.

Valentine's Day is on the horizon

Here's a punch of red to brighten up a winter day. Buy your Valentine a flower that never dies!  I love this piece and its glorious texture. It was as much fun to paint as it is to look at. SHOP for more details.

Landscape Demo, Ann Kullberg's CP Magazine, Jan issue.

Let's do a landscape! I'm writing another artist demonstration for the January issue of Ann Kullberg's Colored Pencil Magazine.

Signed, but never quite finished.

Here's the signed version.  I have since obscured  the eyes that seemed to peer out from the tree. But, one thing I missed, was the compositional no-no of placing the vertical line of the tree right down the middle.  By the time I noticed it was too late. Hopefully the Lillies and light draw your attention away from my faux pas. Now off to the framer.

Closeup shot of Daylillies piece

Here is a closeup of the most recent changes.  I've added a blossom and darkened the background.

Daylillies continue

Beginning to take shape. With the lower left corner, edges and fine tuning still in front of me, I may have this done middle of next week.

Daylillies and Woodland path slowly coming along.

The background is particularly complicated. I need to allow for loose abstraction, while at the same time plot out where the light hits. Thus the "loose abstraction" is actually very carefully rendered.  Much to do!  My hand is fatigued.

Close up of beggining stages of Daylilly piece

Here's a closeup of my Daylillies along a woodland path painting.