
10×7 full spread, mixed media
This photo is from Spring 2013. PhotoGuy needed some trees for backgrounds in his reference library, and I needed to get outside after a long winter. We ate a picnic lunch in an orchard, then he wandered off while I worked in my sketchbook. If I recall correctly, I didn’t make anything worth keeping that day. But this photo certainly captured the afternoon perfectly. Every time I look at it, I can feel the warm sun on my face, smell the fresh earth and hear the birds singing. It takes me back, and the world melts away for a moment. And that is worth keeping.