Presidential Commission

This is another commissioned piece that I am working on (still in the sketch phase at the moment). This is the sketch/drawing for the painting - which will be watercolor on Ivorine. When it is finished, the piece will be a part of... Read more »

Sketch for Lupine Miniature

This is the sketch of a blooming lupine that I made for a new miniature painting.  I started this piece to work on during our show this past weekend at the Carpenter Nature Center.  The flowers are from one of my trips to the Grand Teton National Park to study […] Read more »

Sketches – Red Fox Kit Miniature Commission

I’ve been commissioned to paint a small fox kit painting – a portrait.  These are three sketches I made in preparation for the painting, though I might just paint all of the poses.  The painting is for a very nice lady that just loves red foxes. :D I had the […] Read more »

Trumpeter Swan Miniature – Sketch

This is a rough sketch for a new miniature painting that I should be starting soon. :D It’s a trumpeter swan and will be about 4×6. Read more »

Roseate Spoonbill Miniature Painting

This is a new miniature that I didn’t realize I hadn’t posted here on the blog yet.  It’s a painting of a Roseate Spoonbill preening.  I really thought that I could paint in a lot of mood in this piece – it’s what drew me to the subject.  The sketch […] Read more »

Snowy Egret Sketch

  This is a sketch of a snowy egret that was fishing a little area between the boulders on the beach for a little lunch in the Daytona Beach/New Smyrna Beach area of Florida. Some of my friends put up with me and my sister chasing all of the shorebirds […] Read more »

Hummingbird Minaiture Painting

I gave myself a little treat today – I started a new painting, though it is one of those pieces that I have to do.  Getting started on a new piece is always refreshing.  I think it’s because there are so many things that can be done with a new […] Read more »