Jim O'Neil's photos

Splitting and stacking firewood, it's never too early to get ready for winter.

Ink and oil pastels on Bristol vellum paper, 11 by 14 inches.

I've no providence for this but as it came out of China and is an eating kit; ivory chopsticks, ivory handled knife all it an engraved ivory sheaf, I'm assuming it was an officer's mess kid back in imperial days.

Life drawing session, charcoal on 11 by 14 inch sketch paper.

Acrylic on wood panel 24 by 24 inches

Alaskan spring

Almost summer here

OK, in my humble opinion (OK, OK, in my rather pompous opinion -grin-) there can be no plagiarism in art. We all build upon those that went before us, learn from those around us and create based upon whatever we see and feel. OK, having said that I was just over on HelenaPF's page delighted by her 'La nécropole de la nostalgie' and listing to YANNI's 'Prelude and Nostalgia' on you tube. Subsequently, I had to get this simple image out of my head and on paper, titling it reminiscence, a synonym of nostalgia. Chalk pastels on black card stock, 8 1/2 by 11 inches (21 by 28 cm).

watercolor

Alaska willow charcoal on 11 by 14 inch Bee's sketch paper.

The Alaska Mountain Range, from 80 miles (128 kilometers) away

Well, our life drawing sessions are over until next winter, folks just don't want to sit inside sketching during the summer when they can be outside enjoying the midnight sun up here on top of the world. This is a quick sketch from a couple of sessions ago when the model was a bit late arriving. Ink and oil pastels on Bristol vellum paper.