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I wanted to paint something quintessentially spring. What has more spring feeling than a newly minted lamb? Lambs often hide themselves under bushes and low hanging trees in the field.

From several reference photos taken on a friend's farm in Kentucky. Started with an ink wash underpainting on sanded board. Rembrandt, Grumbacher, Art Spectrum soft and hard pastels & Carb Othello pastel pencils.

Growing up in Brooklyn, I spent part of most summers on the beach but really fell in love with the natural world and animals when my parents started sending me to the 'wilds' of New Jersey for summer camp. The inspiration for my work still remains Nature’s mysteries and beauties. I completed my undergraduate education at Alfred University and Empire State College, majoring in Engineering and Art, and received an MFA in Illustration, from Syracuse University, specializing in natural science and technical illustration. Over the years, I have worked with a variety of materials, including hand painted silk art quilts, pastels and colored pencil drawings. In the last few years I explored the possibilities opened by digital...