Every day brings us closer to FALL 🎃🍁🍂🌞

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I don't know about you, but that time of year always feels just a bit more magical to me. Maybe it's the anticipation of Christmas, or the hint of a chill in the air (well...in our area’s case, 80 degrees instead of 100) or just the simple fact that nature's burst of summer is fading gracefully into something much more mysterious.

Find the card in my Zazzle shop. — Find the greeting card in my Zazzle shop.

I've always been much more easily inspired by the atmosphere and colors of fall. If you feel that way too, I know you'll enjoy these illustrations. Here's to the dance of the year!

“Sunkissed”
Colored pencil on Bristol board.

“Moon”
Colored pencil on Strathmore marker paper.

“Happy Halloween Cat & Pumpkin”
Felt pen, micro pen, and colored pencil on Bristol board.

You’re invited! This August I will be the featured artist at the Lodi Community Art Center. You may remember my last featured show from May of 2019, where I displayed several vividly colored portraits and figure pieces. This time, I will be displaying both new works and several pieces that have been in my portfolio for some time, but have never been publicly displayed. Among them is one of my favorites, “Illuminate.” You can read more about its history here, but as a brief backstory, it is the first piece I completed after many years of not drawing at all, and I regard it as a sort of guardian of my art - hence its presence on my business cards, website, Facebook page, and basically all platforms where I display, discuss, and promote my work.

“Illuminate” Oil pastel on illustration board.

Recently I pulled this piece out of its safely stored place, spruced it up a bit, and rephotographed it. The restored image is above. I am very happy to see it a bit brighter, clearer, and at its most magical. This month I will finally get it framed!

My August show opens Friday, August 6th; opening reception 5:30-6:30pm. The show will be up through the month.

In addition to “Illuminate,” which is over a decade old and has never been publicly displayed, I will also be showing new works done in pen and colored pencil as well as never before displayed works from my portfolio in oil pastel, chalk pastel, and of course, my favorite - colored pencil.

The pieces I’ve selected for this show explore the psyche - what makes us think, feel, and why? What will we find when we dare to be our most introspective? How deep does our consciousness go?

Clockwise from top left: “Epiphany” pen and colored pencil; “Eyeris” colored pencil; “Tree Woman” chalk pastel; “Balance” pen and colored pencil.

Come out to Lodi on August 6th and see the whole show!

Lodi Community Art Center

110 W Pine Street, Downtown Lodi CA