- February 17, 2025
Peninsula Park is just a 15 minute walk, 3 minute drive, and a 7 minute bike-ride from where I live in Northeast Portland. It is easily one of my favorite parks in Portland. It has a fabulous rose garden that has benches where you can sit and look over the garden. The original photo for the piece was taken from a bench overlooking the rose garden at Peninsula Park. I was inspired by the roses, hedges, small trees, fountain, and cherry blossoms throughout the rose garden. The garden really reminds me of the Disney animated film, Alice in Wonderland. The garden is below street level, which made an overlook photo even more appealing. It has a “berm” surrounding the garden much like Disneyland. The piece took me roughly 2 months to complete with the many details that were included in the piece.
Colored pencils and POSCA markers and COPIC markers on a 30”x20” illustration board.
August 2023