My drawing of a single cloud floating over the North Dakota Badlands received a little more attention tonight. It’s a good thing the sky is so simple, because the hill is very complex.
Cloud over the Badlands
Badlands Cloud
Written by Cris Fulton on February 8th, 2010Summertime
Written by Cris Fulton on February 8th, 2010Ah, summer in the North Dakota Badlands. I worked on the foreground of my drawing of the Little Missouri National Grasslands this afternoon. Nice to deal with a landscape that isn’t white, white, white everywhere you look.
Summer in the Badlands
May Clouds
Written by Cris Fulton on February 8th, 2010I refined the clouds a bit more in my drawing “Early May” this morning.
Early May
“DAKOTA PRAIRIE HOME” Exhibit
Written by Cris Fulton on February 7th, 2010Well, one week from today, on Valentine’s Day, there will be a public reception for my “DAKOTA PRAIRIE HOME” exhibit at Bowman Regional Public Library. Please stop by from 2 to 4 p.m. for refreshments and to see my latest body of work. It should be a colorful display, with ten of my “Equus” drawings, nine of my newest landscapes, my first sunflower drawing, and ten of my recent cottonwood photographs. This show will be at the library through March, so you will have ample opportunity to check it out. Thanks again to Bowman Regional Public Library and the Prairie Rose Art Association for the opportunity to share my art with the community.
“DAKOTA PRAIRIE HOME” Exhibit Brochure
Summer Drawing
Written by Cris Fulton on February 6th, 2010There’s nothing like working on and thinking about a summer day while you’re in the middle of a very wintry winter. I developed the right foreground of my “Summer in the Badlands” drawing this afternoon.
Summer in the Badlands
Vertical Cottonwood Compositions
Written by Cris Fulton on February 6th, 2010We had another day of frosty trees, along with a new dusting of snow. I went back to the cottonwoods to capture some vertical compositions, which I think are quite dramatic. It wasn’t nearly as cold today, so I could take more time and enjoy the wintry scene. I’ll post a batch of them when I can.
On the Little Mo Again
Written by Cris Fulton on February 6th, 2010I worked on the Little Missouri again this morning, deepening the blue of the upper river, adding touches of orange and green to the banks, and making the upper left corner a little darker.
The Little Mo
From Frost to Flowers
Written by Cris Fulton on February 5th, 2010Well, I switched over from a frosty cottonwood theme to a hot, spicy sunflower composition this evening. Good to have some variety going this time of year. I’ve pretty much worked over the right side of this drawing, so now a few more petals on the left, and the center of the flower will require some further attention.
Sunflower Composition
More Cottonwood Compositions: Part II
Written by Cris Fulton on February 5th, 2010I went over to photograph the cottonwoods in the morning as well as the afternoon yesterday. My fingers could only take so much of the cold before I had to head back indoors. I was pleased to get so many workable images in spite of the hurried approach.
Cottonwood Composition XXIII
Cottonwood Composition XXIV
Cottonwood Composition XXV
Cottonwood Composition XXVI
Cottonwood Composition XXVII
Cottonwood Composition XXVIII
Cottonwood Composition XXIX
Cottonwood Composition XXX
Cottonwood Composition XXXI
Cottonwood Composition XXXII
Cottonwood Composition XXXIII
Cottonwood Composition XXXIV
Cottonwood Composition XXXV
Cottonwood Composition XXXVI
Cottonwood Composition XXVII
Cottonwood Composition XXXVIII
Cottonwood Composition XXXIX
Cottonwood Composition XL
More Cottonwood Compositions
Written by Cris Fulton on February 5th, 2010There was a light frost and an overcast sky yesterday, which inspired me to go back over to the cottonwoods for more compositions. I really liked the way the filters worked with these weather conditions, and wanted to have more images to use for greeting cards, prints, or whatever.
Cottonwood Composition XIV
Cottonwood Composition XV
Cottonwood Composition XVI
Cottonwood Composition XVII
Cottonwood Composition XVIII
Cottonwood Composition XIX
Cottonwood Composition XX
Cottonwood Composition XXI
Cottonwood Composition XXII
I have some more images to share with you, but they will be in the next post. Hope you enjoy the wintry beauty.