Earth Mother Redo

Some new ideas for this one...

Two Boats

'Two Boats', acrylic on panel, 12x16", shows a view of boats at Hope Marina next to the floating restaurant. North shore of Lake Pend Oreille, Ellisport Bay, in North Idaho. On the distant mountain is seen Schweitzer Ski Resort.

I'm honored to have been included in the North Light Book of Acrylic Painting way back in 1995...images, writing and demos.

Earth Mother

Surreal, fantasy...not sure what it means. Tried her as a princess and a saint, they didn't seem right. At the end I put the grass and the stars in and she became Earth Mother. I used Paintshop Pro. This is based on a wonderful photo by Marcus J. Ranum at Deviantart.com, mjranum-stock. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Photography

An effort is being made to improve my photo taking ability. There are some similarities to painting, but it requires a different mindset. Here's a recent photo...