Little Apples
Walking in the quiet of a winter day I see some of the most beautiful scenes, from my own back yard, to my neighborhood, town, trails and woods. My joy is to bring not just the scene but the entire milieu back to my studio in an image—a tall order for a photograph or painting, but now and then I manage to capture the essence.
“Unexpected Berries” is a careful study of surprising details others may not notice, the splash of color in the muted landscape of winter that holds my gaze for as long as my tired eyes will enjoy its gift as “nature provides a respite for the weary eye. I put them together as a set when, while filling bird feeders in my back yard after a heavy snowfall, I encountered the bright red berries on my burning bush like sparkling lights amid all the white.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This set of four designs based on photography are more “seasonal” than “holiday”, and evoke the concepts I pursue with my nature photography.
Unexpected Berries
From my own backyard is “Unexpected Berries”, found on Christmas morning after a heavy snow, the bright red hulls clinging to my burning bush while the seeds withing long gone to my avian visitors.
Little Apples
“Little Apples”, small wild apples hang like brightly-colored ornaments on wild trees whipped bare from winter winds, decorating the gray branches on an overcast day.
Icy Berries
“Icy Berries” decorating one of the trees on Main Street in Carnegie, iced over by a winter storm, their brilliant, rich color preserved.
Crabapples
And one of my long-time favorites, “Crabapples” decorate bare branches in a cluster of trees growing by railroad tracks; who would think to look here for such beauty?
PURCHASE CARDS
- Cards are also available individually for custom quantities or sets.
- Inside, all cards say, “Wishing you color on the coldest day of winter, and an astonishingly beautiful new year.”
- Cards assort with all other 5″ x 7″ greeting cards (except custom printed cards) for a quantity discount.
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See other Seasonal and Holiday Cards featuring nature and wildlife, and Feline Seasonal and Holiday Greeting Cards.
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