Taking Notice Watchfully aware of each other, my cat was still just long enough for me to capture its crouched gesture and nearly cross-eyed expression. The range of charcoal values was carefully employed to suggest the companion cat, and enhance the effect of depth...
Alexandra’s Pinks The backyard garden of a long time friend, this colorful setting was created with her co-owner – a woman who had contracted and died of cancer. The variety of pink and lavender flowers were some of her friend’s favorite colors and species, and...
Arrangement in Green, Yellow & Blue Executed on a large scale suitable for a demo audience, the elements were positioned to convey a viewer’s implied action. Set on greens, the large-headed, long-stalk sunflowers created a dynamic central diagonal line leading to...
Flower’s Radiance The complex design of a single blossom was challenge enough for this more detailed alla prima study of a large sunflower. The compliments of yellow and violet and green played off one another to compatible effect. The arcs of leaves, stem and...
Glories’ Brief Etude Morning glories are a special flower, lush with color, blossoms, and greenery. Capturing the short-lived purple petals required careful study but swift execution; some aspects of both may have been achieved in this deeply-hued piece....
