Drawings from the last few days and a painting of the redwoods in Yosemite- Mariposa Grove... All of the drawings are in pen accept the apples- self portrait from life, Full moon from last month and my sister doing yoga in Red Rocks Canyon near Vegas from photo... Please feel free to contact me for commissions from family photos, pets, landscapes, vacations and more :D Email is John.michaelbeck@yahoo.com Thanks!

Sacred Tree Commission Stages

There are so many directions to go in while painting and sometimes its overwhelming- especially when dealing with a commission... but they loved it!

A few Sketches from this morning and noon time

This morning I took a short walk to Gerstle Park and sketched one of the many cool trees there. The landscape is a quick side of the road sketch of McEvoy olive vineyard on the way to Petaluma... Thanks for stopping by!

Drawing

Ive been getting back into practicing yoga and I am inspired to study the body and different postures in proper alignment... the lotus posture is slightly off oops.. oh and my acoustic guitar too, damn they are tough to get right!

Sacred Tree Under painting

This is an under painting for a sacred tree commission. 2/6 ft in oils.

Kitten Napping

We got two super cute kittens a few months ago. There are so many perfect moments to sketch them while they are napping and it must be done quickly before they move. This is Sophie napping with Daniel. I think a 6B pencil.

Partially Digested Yosemite

I took lots of good photos while in yosemite the november before last and some great memories that are still very vivid. That place has so much going on landscape wise that its a little overwhelming to try and paint plein air. I would love to visit again soon with more practice under my belt now and get some fresh effects!