Harriet Tubman Landscape Study

This is the second of two landscape studies I did during the fall for the Harriet Tubman painting. I needed to get way off into the woods for this and went out to Herring Creek near Berkley. The creek flows from the James River. This section was exceptionally vibrant during mid fall, around late October. It was gorgeous out there. In the painting of Harriet Tubman, I plan on having a river in the background, and hope to incorporate this into the painting, but I'm not sure as of yet. 

Harriet Tubman Landscape Study

This is one of two landscape studies I did during the fall for the Harriet Tubman painting. I had no intention of painting a waterfall or anything "serene" in the painting. This is more for landscape study than anything else.

Harriet Tubman - Into The Darkness

This is how all of my artwork starts out, as an idea (or two, or three) and I take what I see in my mind and put it on small study panels. These panels are generally no bigger than 11x14 and are only meant for quick studies. In this, I had two images in mind, one is a close up of Harriet Tubman going through the woods with three runaway slaves, and the other is the same painting, but more pulled back. I put it up for a vote and most people who saw it, voted for the second one, as it conveys the magnitude of their situation and the fear they faced. These panels were created back in early December 2018.

The Yellow Rose

This is a painting I did for my mom for Christmas. Her favorite flower is a yellow rose. She had five children, so the goldfish on the vase represent all five of us, and the two fallen petals are for my father, who she was married to for 35 years, and my brother, Micah, who passed in 2001.

Mom's Painting - In Progress

Mom's Painting - In Progress

The rose I used for reference.

Mom's Painting