"Blessed" Signed PrintThis painting is based on a mausoleum sculpture in the Tikhvin Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia (the same cemetery where Tchaikovsky is buried). In spite of the dark background and feel of the picture, there is hope, represented by the shaft of light falling softly from above. I tried to evoke a feeling of dark warmth and peace and used a new technique involving craft glue and texture paste. I mixed ultramarine blue and burnt umber to get the

Is she there by choice

but the painting became darker as I added more layers

and when half dry

The original painting won an Honorable Mention at Art Center Sarasota's POP

This is a portrait of Gladys Knight

For this piece

High-quality heavyweight premium print of "Away" by Nathan Heinze

while the total print size including the border is 11x14

which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your behavior

Is there really beauty in everything

with slightly more burnt umber to give the piece a warmer feel

I began with texture paste