Window

In trying to find a good angle to sketch the skyscraper I work in, I came across this window on the east side of the Brigham Young mansion in downtown Salt Lake City. I likes how it stuck up above the rest of the house and was framed by these gnarly branches that grew from the tree in front. After I was finished painting it I noticed how bland and white the building was, yet my painting made it seem a lot more colorful than was realistic. I need more practice to get my mixing techniques down.

Blossoms

This was my first foray into sketching on the go. This was inspired by the blossoms I saw coming out all around me, spring is in the air. That is until it snowed a few more times the beginning of april. I drew this branch while I was riding the Trax streetcar to and from work. Because there is now actual point of reference, this could be whatever tree you would like it to be. I prefer to think it was inspired by all the time I spent in Washington DC when the cherry Blossoms were blooming. One of the coolest natural seasonal changes I have ever seen.