Description

When I want to escape and just be in a place where I can rest my mind and relax, I often find myself visiting one of my favorite fishponds. As I sit and watch the graceful movement of the fish around me, a magical transformation takes place where my worries and concerns melt away and peaceful, tranquil thoughts take their place. At times, I even manage to briefly fall asleep leaving behind any lingering cares that I might have. Creating “A Special Place” proved to be my most challenging work to date. First, unlike my other works, I had a preconceived vision of what I wanted the finished product to look like and used this to guide my efforts throughout. Second, my technical skills were truly put to the test to create a less abstract, more traditional style composition which still retained the characteristics and style of my other works. I am very pleased at how it all turned out and perhaps will journey down this path again in the future.