Singing Aspens/Birch in Blue is part of a series where Michele used sheet music to create tree trunks. It all started with a stack of 1940's sheet music from an estate sale. She...
The original Five Trees was inspired seeing the late fall aspen trees silhouetted against the supermoon in the night sky. Painted in acrylics, the background of the sky and ground were depicted...
Singing Aspens in Gray/Winter Mountains originated from a stack of 1940's sheet music purchased at an estate sale. Michele had planned on using them as the background for some mixed media pieces....
The original Graphite Trees was created on an unusual foggy Colorado morning with the moon still barely visible in the sky. Because gray skies in Colorado are so rare, I find them quite welcoming...
Slice of Heaven - The original of this piece was a collaborative effort in a very popular series. I completed the background and Michele added the trees. We had one of our...
The tree trunks on the original Moonlight Serenade are made out of sheet music cut into tapered shapes and decoupaged onto the painted background. This size and orientation is popular because it fits...
The original Aspen Grove was a collaborative piece Michele and I created. I did all the heavy lifting and painted the background (ha, ha) and she came in and put finishing touches...
Sunset Reflections looks similar to one of my Minnesota map paintings for a reason. When Michele saw the completed MN map painting she encouraged me to do this one without...
The original Singing Aspens/Birch Trees on Horizon originated from a stack of 1940's sheet music purchased at an estate sale. Michele had planned on using them as the background for some mixed media pieces....
The original Fall Aspens is one of a very successful series Michele and I collaborated on. I created the background sky, mountains and earth using acrylic paints and acid oxidized paints. Michele finished the...
Reflecting Trees (Horizontal) The original for this piece was created using acrylic paints for the sky and moon. The clouds and trees were rendered with acid oxidized copper and iron paints for a patina and rust effect....
Reflecting Trees (Vertical) The original piece came from requests from customers who loved the horizontal version of Reflecting Trees but needed a vertical orientation. I kept the same peaceful colors of the horizontal piece...
The original Colorado Singing Aspens Map was painted over a Colorado map emphasizing the "Rocky Mountains". This collaborative piece brought together two of our most popular series: my map paintings and Michele's...
The original Nine Trees was inspired by seeing the super moon illuminating the trees against the night sky. Acrylic washes were used for the background of the sky and the moon. The ground...
The idea for the original Blue Green Windy Tree came to me on one of those beautifully clear, but windy Colorado fall days. The changing aspen leaves were a sharp contrast against...
The original Sunset Reflections was painted on a road map of Minnesota using thinned acrylic paints to allow the map to show through. I choose a distant passage through the trees of this...
I painted the original Minnesota Starlight Reflections on a road map of Minnesota using thin washes of acrylic paints. It wasn't hard to pick a subject for the Land of 10,000 Lakes. ...
The original version of Wisconsin Purple Reflecting Trees was painted on the state road map of Wisconsin. Michele and I did the Madison Art Show a couple of times and visited their families lake cottage near...
The original version of Wisconsin Blue Reflecting Trees was painted on a state road map of Wisconsin using translucent acrylic paints over a paper map allows the map to show through. The scene...
Windy Tree - Glass Leaves was originally created with subtle colored acrylic paints washed in for the background. I was looking to do a piece that had a contemporary feel...
