Twists and Turns

I have always been a doodler and I’ve spent a lot of time doing calligraphy and hand-lettering. I am drawn to the tree motif because of my interest in genealogy and family trees. I created this tree design and wrote the text freehand. The Mark Twain quote says, “To get the full value of joy, you must have somebody to divide it with”. The top of the tree consists of one single continuous line, signifying the twists and turns of life and how you’re never quite sure what’s around the next corner. I have the black and white line drawing printed onto high-quality 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper and then I hand-color each one with watercolor pencils. I use the same colors each time, but each piece is an original and will differ slightly from the photo.

High-quality watercolor paper mounted to 18” x 24” cradled birch panel. Sides finished with black acrylic paint. Coated with spray varnish and ready to hang.