Divine Beauty of Nature

The eyes are the window to the soul.
Look around you. Nothing nurtures the soul
more than the Divine Beauty of nature.
(Created on handmade Paste Paper written with
brown gouache, broad-edged Mitchell Nib and
illuminated with 23k Gold Leaf.)

A commission I did in 2010 for Linda and Mike in New York

Old Italy "Friendship" quote

Final commissioned piece for client

Preliminary piece without glass before framing

Without glass

Close up of lettering... both in English and Italian

And.... here it is...hanging on the wall of their house. The colors aren't
true to life due to the lighting in the room, but it goes so well...drawing from
the golds and blues in the family room.

Wedding Gift

Here is the envelope that housed the bride and groom's card.
They said they would be framing this.

I used the Mike Kecseg, Contemporary Pointed Pen technique
for this piece, presented to the bride and groom on their wedding day!

Close up of the dedication!

Here they are... actually READING the whole thing.
I hoped that it would be meaningful to them as well as myself
when I lettered it.

By their beaming smiles, I think it did make an impression.

And.....here it is ... hanging in their house...
Oh, how I love that it's near a doorway which they frequently
pass through to view the blessing.

Valentine Commission

Commission for client as a Valentine Gift

Rolled scroll with ribbon for presentation