Ponderosa and Fir tree study - block-in

I started this tree study this evening.  I have blocked in the basic shapes and colors of the fir tree in the background and the two ponderosa pines.  I will need to further define the middle tree and add depth to the foliage to give the trees a three dimensional look.

Happy Birthday Kerri!

Today is the daughter, Kerri's birthday.  Her favorite childhood cartoon character was the Care Bear - Grumpy Bear.  This is a pen and colored pencil sketch of Grumpy.

Baby Elephant

I have a co-worker whose wife is having a baby so I made a Congrats card for them.  I figured a baby elephant would fit the bill.  This was done with markers.

Canyonlands Twilight - update

I did not get as much done on this as I would have liked.  I adjusted the sky, clouds, the horizon, and the middle ground.  I will need to work the the foreground and add foliage.  Probably tomorrow.

Outer Banks Aerial View

I tweaked the water, the beach, and then I added detail to the beach dune foliage.  I will change the sky and I will add waves to the beach area.

Devil's Tower - Last touches

I made some adjustments to the sky to improve the clouds.  I made a few small number of highlights to the tower and I made some adjustments to the foreground.

Douglas Fir - finished

I looked at the Douglas Fir and decided to add final details on the branches, foliage, and to fix a little of the background.  I really enjoyed this painting as it was one of those paintings which went together well and just clicked for me.