I often place my grandfather Leonard and my first childhood dog, playtoe in my paintings. It warms my heart. I use atmospheric perspective t to create the illusion of depth. It is achieved by using color, value, contrast, and texture to simulate how objects far away appear less colorful and lighter in value than objects close to the viewer. It also mimics how the air is less dense near the viewer, so objects further from the viewer have a hazy look. Paintings will be shipped unframed in a tube.