Now that 2019 is here, it’s time to share new artwork that I’ve completed during the holidays. My first piece of artwork this year is titled “Locked In”, an 11 x 14 Oil Painting depicting the lethal stealthiness of a mountain lion.
I love the dramatic lighting and the neutral tones of this amazing animal. Having seen two mountain lions in a very close perimeter, these animals are highly dangerous and amazing in their beauty.
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Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,500 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
Sometimes there are wonderful stories behind a drawing, and this was one of those drawings.
Early this spring, 2014, we had the most amazing hummingbird grace our backyard. Our backyard is blessed (and cursed) with amazingly beautiful trumpet flowers. They range in color from yellow to red and all of the colors in between.
The cardinals seem to love the flowers when they turn red. The bees seem to love the flowers as soon as they sprout. And the hummingbirds seem to love them throughout the spring and into the beginning of summer.
While I’m accustomed to see the hummingbirds with the green backs, this one hummingbird kept appearing and was quite different in appearance. Only after discussing this with an avid hummingbird aficionado did I realize that we were looking at a Native Texan.
Below is the difference…
Angus cows…
As a graphite pencil artist, there is nothing exciting about black Angus cattle. So to make it look like something more than just a black blob is quite difficult.
I think I succeeded in bringing character and life to this little guy.
Defining the West 