Winter Solstice Greetings and a Merry Christmas to All!

Seasons greetings everyone! And a belated Happy Winter Solstice… I hope you all enjoy the warm, cozy comforts of MidWinter to add merry cheer to your Holidays!

I would also like to take a moment to thank each and everyone of you for your appreciation and support! It truly means the world to me. I wouldn’t be where I am without you! I have learned and grown so much on this journey of being an artist and I do not take for granted one moment how important you all are to this process. This 4th year out on the circuit has been by far my brightest one and with any luck, I can’t wait to build on that this coming year!

So thank you so very much for brightening my Holiday Spirit and all my days. Wishing a Very Merry Christmas to you all and to all a Goodnight!🎄❄️🎅

Warm Holiday Wishes

Yuletide Greetings everyone! I hope this finds you all enjoying a lovely Holiday Season this far. I can’t believe Christmas and all celebrations of the MidWinter are upon us. Always a busy time of year, but also a wonderful, festive, and reflective time! I’ve always found such great pleasure and peace during the Holidays by simply enjoying some quiet moments at the end of the day sitting by nothing but tree light in the dark.

And in the Spirit of this Season, I would like to show my thanks and appreciation to all of you by presenting you the opportunity to bring the beauty and peace of Nature into your home for those quiet, reflective, inspirational moments.

For the next 3 weeks, from now through the first weekend of the New Year (January 4th/5th), I am offering the following options for any Photograph(s), Artist Proof and/or Limited Edition, in my collection available in Loose Print, Matted, and/or completely Custom Framed -

1) Print Sizes 8x10 and 11x14 - buy one get one FREE!

2) Print Size 16x20 up through 40x50 - buy one regular price get another of equal or smaller size 50% off! (Or get a free 8x10 or 11x14)

3) Only have the want or need for one piece? - take 30% off regular price!

4) Want your Artwork completely Custom Framed? - take 20% off regular price!

So check out the website - here are a few direct links to make life easy…

Portfolio - www.brandonklinewnp.com/gallery

Prices and Print/Matting info - www.brandonklinewnp.com/ordering-guide

Framing info (bottom of page under Archival Quality and Framing) - www.brandonklinewnp.com/about

…and give me a call at (814) 441-8238 or shoot me an eMail at brandonkline725@gmail.com and let me know what I can help you with!

And one more thing… you can also place your order for the 2020 Nature’s Grandeur Calendar! I have a few upgrades to this years’ model and am excited for the final product! If all goes well, I hope to be able to ship any orders I receive this week by the weeks end. And with any luck may be just in time for Christmas. But they will also be available into the New Year. This year’s calendar is priced at $22.00 (flat rate, shipping included).

You’ll be hearing from me a good bit between now and Christmas and into the New Year with lots up my sleeve🎅😉 And I look forward to perhaps hearing from some of you as well with anything I may be able to assist you with! In the meantime, wishing you all the very best this Festive Season!

A Year in the Life of a Forest

         In honor of the ending of 2018 and the beginning of a New Year, I thought I would share an accomplishment I am very proud of. I didn’t actually set out on this at the beginning of the year, rather it came to me probably about half-way in when I realized I had hiked on this same trail system every calendar month so far at that point. And I decided to make it a point to continue to see this little neck of woods at least once every month throughout 2018. And with a hike just the other day, I made good on my goal!

         Where, you ask? Well, it is a trail system easily accessible from Tussey Mountain near State College, PA. The trailhead connects to several different trails heading several different ways throughout Tussey Mountain, Rothrock State Forest, and Bear Meadows Natural Area, to name a few! This past January was the first time I ever stepped foot on any of these trails (believe it or not as it is so close to where I live!) And they came to be a great way for me to easily get out and enjoy Nature while keeping myself in good backpacking shape throughout the year! Galbraith Gap to the Lonberger Path to Three Bridges (out and back) to Spruce Gap, up to the Mid-State Trail became a sort of 3-5 mile, 800-1,100 foot elevation ascent/descent Mantra for me over the changing Seasons depending on how far I would explore each hike.

         Of the 184.9 logged miles I hiked/backpacked this year, almost 72 of them came on these trails. I just got done compiling 12 of my favorite moments, one to represent each month (and trust me, for more months than not, this was not an easy task for me!) Choosing one for each month just doesn’t seem to do justice to all the diversity and beauty I saw just within a 5 mile stretch of forest and mountain. I can confirm, though, that this excercise is an amazing way to begin truly recognizing Nature’s constant, changing (sometimes drastic and sometimes ever so subtle) Life Cycle. I could go on for quite some time about things I would notice day to day or week to week or month to month...

         Instead, I’ll just close by saying 2018 has been full of both accomplishments and “wish I could have done’s,” but overall I take a lot of good learned lessons from the year and I look to 2019 to grow and build on those, as I set my sights on many new adventures!  Ok, you may look at the pictures now... a few of which you just may see in the future as actual photographs ;-)

         I hope everyone’s Holiday Season has been truly brilliant and wishing a Happy New Year to you all! 

Brandon

Howling at January’s Cold, Super Moon

Deep in a February Snow Storm

Admiring a Brilliant March Sunset After Fresh Snow

Damp, Earthy, Fresh April Fog

Vibrant Spring Green in May

Summer Solstice Evening Light on June’s Lush Green Forest and Mountain Laurel

Teeming Mid-Summer Forest with Rhododendron Blooms and Fireflies about to Glow in July

Blazing, Yet Waning Summer Sunset on the Forest in August

September’s Still Lush, but Slowly Fading Forest

Autumn’s Hues Aglow in the October Setting Sun

A Stunner Still Remains Amongst the Falling November Leaves

Clinging Snow in Higher Elevations on an Evergreen Lined December Pathway

Warm Holiday Wishes

         I’d just like to express my gratitude to all of my friends, family, and collectors out there for all of your love and support! I couldn’t do what I do without you!

          I hope your Holidays are warm and bright and wishing each and every one of you a Very Merry Christmas!!!🎄 😁

                                                  -  Brandon

2019 Nature’s Grandeur Calendar

         Looking for a little bit of Nature’s Inspiration for the upcoming year? Well, I am proud to present my first ever, self-designed Wall Calendar, which I am titling Nature’s Grandeur! I have completely designed every bit of this calendar myself and with the help of a local printing company, I can happily share it with you!

         The calendar is 8.5x11 inches, showcasing the beauty each month of the year has to offer (and with a few exceptions, photographs have been taken in the proper corresponding month, those that aren’t are very close)! I also had some fun researching significant dates and the calendar has several fun, noteworthy (in my opinion) observances to coincide with traditional federal and religious dates.  What about Moon Phases you ask?... Yep got ‘em! Add a little biographical info, Artist Statement tidbits, and a few pics of me doing what I love and that’s it in a nutshell. 

         The 2019 Nature’s Grandeur Wall Calendar is $17.50 flat rate (shipping factored into cost). Just give me a call or shoot me an email to place your order! I am accepting orders until January 11th, to coincide with my Holiday Savings Print sale! Below is the direct link for more information on the Artwork Discounts -

http://www.brandonklinewnp.com/holiday-savings

🌲🎄❄️🌨☃️🎅🎁

Winter Solstice Tidings!

          I sure hope some of you in various parts of the country that see this are having a more Wintery Solstice Day than we are here in Pennsylvania! It is pouring rain and temps are to hit high 50’s, even low 60’s in some parts. I’d gladly trade that in for feet of snow and high teens to low 30’s for this time of year! Oh well, it is to cool back down to closer to average in another day, Christmas looks crisp, and snow is seeming a possibility towards the New Year!

         I know for a lot of folks, Winter just isn’t “your thing” and that is ok. To each their own. Let me impart this upon you though - I have come to feel as I’ve grown older, an appreciation for Winter that rivals the excitement of snow days when I was a kid. What better time of year to allow yourself to slow down, not feel guilty about being cozy on the couch in pajamas reading books and watching movies? Maybe even beside a fireplace if you’re lucky! :-) Winter is a Season for the comforts of home. And at the same time, if you’re an outdoor enthusiast like me, it is a wonderful time to get out and experience peace and solitude like no other. Not to mention keep yourself in great shape for the upcoming Spring! Tell me, how much more comforting can the warmth of home get after a day out in the Winter elements?!

         What can I say, I love the best each Season has to offer... and to me, for Winter, that is cold, snowy, harsh, yet magically beautiful conditions! Something like this, that I, with childlike anticipation, awoke to one fine Christmas Morning! :-)

Wishing you all the Happiest Holidays and a Very Merry Christmas🎄❄️🌕☃️ 

“Christmas Morning”   -   Brandon Kline

Seasons Greetings!

         I hope you all are enjoying the Holiday Season thus far! I would like to apologize as I am releasing this a week later than I had planned. However, I am going to extend the promotion for an extra week than I had planned :-)

         In the spirit of the Holidays, I am happy to announce a print discount promotion and for the first time to the public - calendars! Yes, I do realize it is December 13th and unfortunately, this year, I cannot guarantee the artwork to be under your Christmas Tree for the big morning (unless I get an immediate response/request perhaps). But, I am going to run the deal through January 11th, so you have a full month to weigh out any decisions!

         First, the 2019 Nature’s Grandeur Calendar - $17.50 (flat rate, shipping included in price) If I have your request by this time next week (Thursday December 20th), you should have your calendar in time for the New Year! They will still be available through January 11th as well.

         And second, Prints (both Artist Proof and Limited Edition apply!) -  

Sizes 8x10 and 11x14 - Buy one, get one free! 

Sizes 16x20 up to 40x50 - Buy one, get one 50% off equal or lesser size/or a free 8x10 or 11x14!

Only want or have need/room for one Image - take 30% off!

Want it matted and/or completely Custom Framed - take 30% off!

         So check out the website and/or Use these three direct links for the Photograph Gallery, Print Pricing, Information, and visuals on Framing Styles

http://www.brandonklinewnp.com/gallery/ 

http://www.brandonklinewnp.com/ordering-guide/

http://www.brandonklinewnp.com/about/ 

         Then give me a call or shoot me an email with what speaks to you. And as always, PLEASE feel free to ask any and all questions!!! I want you to understand the Quality of the Artwork, to get Exactly what you want, and to Love it!

My Very Best to You and Yours this Holiday Season, 

Brandon Kline