This is the first work in a series of small landscapes that I plan to do. All places in the series will be from California parks and preserves.
New Art
Running Free – finally done!
This one was in the works since 2000. I vaguely remember being excited when I just started with it, but then life got in the way with moving and traveling to Russia, and when I’ve picked the pencils again I hit a creative block. No matter what approach I tried, no matter what part of the drawing I chose to work on – nothing felt right. So I would walk away and work on something else, come back, felt that the creative block was still there, and put the stubborn artwork away again. I am not sure what’s changed recently, but “Running Free” was completed with just a few short sessions. Maybe it happened because last time I’ve left it alone for the longest period ever.
Finished another big piece in colored pencil
Plum Blossoms in Los Gatos Creek Park – 16″ x 20″, colored pencil on Bristol paper
I still consider 16″ x 20″ to be pretty big. Reference photos for this piece were taken more than seven years ago when my kids were much younger and often went to that park. The path along the creek is beautiful at all seasons.
Finished a big (at least for me) piece in colored pencil
Winter Dawn – 20″ x 16″, colored pencil on Bristol paper
This is my first 20″ x 16″ piece, inspired by the only winter sunrise I ever saw (I am not a morning person) at Donner Pass near Lake Tahoe. My previous artworks never got bigger than 9″ x 12″.
Illustration for my brother’s book
5 5/8″ x 8″, colored pencil and pastel pencil on drawing paper
Finished the cover illustration for my brother’s book of poetry, “I Want to Talk to You…”