I recently had some free time so I thought I would do a series of perspective renderings for a recent residential master plan in Springfield. While the plan was already completed in plan view I do think perspectives help everyone understand more clearly the proposed massing and spaces. click images for humongous version

I’m enjoying using this style for conceptual style presentations, I think the rendering allows the client a better feel for the possibilities of their design over a plan view in many cases. click photo for humongous version Previous entries on this design here & here

Peace on Earth , originally uploaded by greeneyedesignllc. From all of us at greeneyedesign to all of you, everywhere: A very happy & peaceful holiday, and a joyous, prosperous, and enlightening new year.

Some early conceptual work. These are very much ‘getting ready to get ready’ drawings used to flesh out and decide on desired elements before moving forward with the formal design (which would include plan views and construction documents). click for humongous version

The school’s photographer very kindly sent some photos of my garden design (the statuary was added later). The benches are my design, I’m very pleased how they turned out: (click photos for humongous version)

My years in bonsai and Japanese style gardening leaves me feeling like I have something to contribute to the discussion when one is addressing corrective pruning in old deciduous specimen trees. Please let me know what you think! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8tzPfsDD0

A few ‘after’ photos of the cleanup work we did last week:

After my weekly business networking meeting I headed over for a full day of landscape restoration on the grounds of The National Wildlife Foundation‘s headquarters in Reston, VA. Arriving early, I was met with an army of organizers and support already on site and raring to go. Clearly, a great number of people did an [...]

Recently I was approached by Albert Short, President of Harmony Ponds in Fairfax, VA. Harmony Ponds is one of the premier water feature design/build/maintain firms in the Midatlantic region; Al’s projects include the fountains and other water features for the largest expansion to date of the Virginia Museum in Richmond, as well as the Martin [...]

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.