New Storefront Website for Bosbyshell Art Studio

Bosbyshell Art Studio

Please visit my new storefront website! Kate McAlister set it up for me! It currently features all my drawings and paintings for sale at Southern Strain Brewery in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood in Charlotte. 

Stag Calendar of the Four Seasons in Progress

This is a series of images of a commissioned calendar of a stag during the four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall. It is a combination of graphite drawing and watercolor paint. Above is the beginning of the Winter Stag. This series of drawings is a great take off of my current climate conversations tree drawings, yet with a surreal touch. The antlers become tree branches or limbs. 

Winter with icicles added. 

Color added to the wreath.

This is the Winter Stag at about 95% complete. 

Beginning of the Spring Stag. 

Lilly buds in the wreath and lilly and tree buds in the antlers / tree limbs. 

The above image is the Spring Stag 95% complete. 

This is the beginning of the Summer Stag. Lilly flower blooms in the wreath and many different leaves in the antlers / limbs. 

 

Family Tree Commission

A good friend of mine asked me to draw the tree in his grandmother's backyard. This was the family home in Charlotte. I did two preliminary sketches: one close up with the swing and one of the entire tree. The family decided to go with teh entire tree with details of the yard included.  

The above image is of my progress at about half way. 

Here is the final drawing. It is 14 x 11 inches. This is a giant willow or pin oak tree. 

 

Climate Drawings at Southern Strain Brewery - Opening Reception Saturday July 16th

Join Maura and I for a fun casual evening at the newly opened Southern Strain Brewery on Central Avenue in Charlotte. The beer is great, there will be a food truck and live music from 4 to 7 PM. My Climate Conversation Tree Series drawings will be on display through the fall.