IMG_3081, originally uploaded by greeneyedesignllc. A pretty picture is always nice to have; here is one I made for the clients at The Settlement Group. Heavyweight trace, pen & ink, colored pencils, Copic markers, graphite pauche on the reverse.

“Eventually I discovered for myself the utterly simple prescription for creativity: Be intensely yourself. Don’t try to be outstanding; don’t try to be a success; don’t try to do pictures for others to look at – just please yourself.” ~Ralph Steiner Some of his work is here.

Recently the owner of The Settlement Group approached me to address a– how should I describe this charitably– woefully neglected exterior for one of their branch locations in McLean, VA. Around the backside is even worse, with two enormous cracking Bradford Pears leaning out precariously over the old drive-through roof, broken and pruned branches from [...]