Now you probably won’t be able to travel to Switzerland and find this actual spot. But I hope when you look at the painting you think you could. It is not so much a place as a feeling for a [...]

I came across this little cluster of farm buildings on a steep hillside as I climbed to explore a castle burg in Switzerland. It seemed so secluded and rustic, like something in Heidi.  I wanted [...]

My photograph didn’t give me much to work with, but I knew what I wanted to portray in this scene. My little rough value study gave me let me explore the lighting to bring out the drama. I [...]

In this case I didn’t shoot many photos of the painting process. That usually means that I was so excited I forgot to stop. That’s a good sign. Anyway, here’s my reference photo [...]