Artist Reply: This was done quite a few moons ago with a set of gel pens, Ray. They were gifted me, as I recall. I've tried to get the same quality pens several times since to no avail. And regarding landscapes, much of my work has a mountain range and a cloud, so technically almost all of my work qualifies as such. Just not your traditional sort. Thanks for commenting! :)

Artist Reply: It's not often that I receive two comments by the same person on one of my pieces, Daniela. Even rarer---like looking for hen's teeth---is that second comment coming from an expressionist of your stature. I consider myself an expressionist since I see no other alleged art movement/genre that I 'fit.' Art SHOULD be about personal expression, individual expression, truthful/honest expression with no thought of sales or impressing the art-speak folks. I might be a little too successful in this goal but I can't see myself shifting gears at this late date. :)

Artist Reply: Well, I'm not exactly a hot commodity in the current art market, Daniela. :) I sell a few things a year for not a lot of money and, if I'm lucky, I pay for most of my supplies. As the old clich'e goes, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." If you are a surface viewer/thinker, than you like generic art that is on the pretty side of things. I think this explains why most humans still value 'pretty' people more highly than ugly people. Mistaking the surface for substance makes me believe that humans aren't nearly as intelligent as they think they are. :)