Last weekend brought to a close nearly three months of concentrated work. The final result was everything I was hoping for! Tonight my friend and I photographed the finished painting. It usually takes us a little while to get everything set up to capture the colors and eliminate any glare, however, tonight was the smoothest process yet. I still have to make a few adjustments to get the colors in the photo to my liking before beginning the process of making the fine art giclée prints. I will post the final framed image soon.

Keith Rust Illustration

Paying homage to the woodcuts of the Arts & Crafts era and the inspiring beauty of nature.

I have just completed my newest painting Timeless Grove Park.

I was commissioned to design and paint the conference poster for The 34th National Arts & Crafts Conference. This poster will be given away to attendees who purchase their conference tickets for this year's conference.

Below is the title and description for my next painting.

Smoky Mountain Autumn

Established in 1934, the park is one of the largest protected areas in the eastern U. S., encompassing 522,419 acres along the Tennessee–North Carolina border. The Cherokee considered the mountains to be sacred and referred to the area as “Shaconage” meaning “land of the blue smoke.” The “smoke” from the Smoky Mountains is actually fog that comes from the millions of trees, bushes, and other plants, giving the mountains their signature smoky look.

Third in the National Parks series