Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from Barclay-Studio. I hope your holiday's are filled with peace and joy!

More trees

More practicing drawing trees. I wanted to try to capture the apple blossoms on our small tree in our yard.

For the summer I have set a goal to draw more.

Sketching again!

Spent the weekend camping at Camp Joseph in South Royalton, VT. I had a great urge to study trees. I think I will be doing more of this over the summer. I am still being inspired by E. H. Shephard’s work.

#sketching #trees #vermont #campjoseph #inspiration #ehshepard

Ernest Shepard

Last Friday I spent a few hours in the Winnie the Pooh exhibit at the MFA in Boston with my students from the Visual Arts Program at Northern Vermont University. I was awestruck by the beauty of Ernest Shepard's drawings. I had always loved them, but they took new meaning as I looked at the originals.

First, I loved his trees. They are so full of life, twisted and beautiful. I spent time drawing them to get a better sense of how he did it and then I spent time the next day drawing trees from observation. I hope to do more.

 I spent a great deal of time learning from a master. I was astounded by how he created so much personality with a tilt of the head and a few simple lines. It says so much about Winnie the Pooh, who he is and what he is thinking. These are things I will be pondering and applying for years to come.

And now for something completely different!

Here is an example of another passion of mine, LEGOs! This was my entry into the Annual LEGO Competition in the Quimby Gallery at Northern Vermont University (formally Lyndon State College). This was inspired by my trip to Cambodia last year. I received the Bronze award for it. My Daughter beat me. Her work was incredible and it had a story to it. I should have realized as an illustrator that the story is what connects people to the work.

#86 of 100 Elephants: A Tree

This is another one that I had been trying to work out how to draw for some time. The structure of the tree is based on the Fockea Crispa, a favorite tree of mine.

Merry Christmas

This year each member of the family designed their own Christmas Tree for the family Christmas card. It started with my children wanting me to draw a Christmas Tree Ent.

I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas Card

Here is another option for christmas cards this year. Again you can purchase them at my Zazzle Store