Adirondack owls

Here's a new piece drawn on a map of the Adirondack High Peaks. It was rewarding to work in a larger scale,  34" by 20".  I've had a hoot of a good time creating this animal series, and have gotten fantastic feedback. Prints of this piece are available here. More owls, whales, elephants, peacocks and woodpeckers will be visiting this blog soon, so I hope you'll come back too!

You can check out my entire collection of map drawings here!

Indian Lake

I spent last weekend at Indian Lake - located in the Adirondack Park. All along the coastline, there were rocks piled up (as in the sketch above), known as cairns. I'm don't know their intended meaning, but these simple constructions added a poetic mystique to the rugged coastline. For me, they will mark a wonderful Autumn weekend spent with my family - celebrating my father's 90th birthday.

A quick sketch as dinner was on the grill.

I drew these pictures as the morning fog was lifting on Sunday.

"There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, 

that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm."

~ Theodore Roosevelt, an Adirondacks enthusiast