Watercolor Portrait – Great Horned Owl In Miniature

    This piece is a portrait of a Great Horned Owl that fades off into the warm brown background.  I haven’t painted a vinyette recently…  I usually try to complete the subject to the edges of the frame. (…something that one of my teachers taught that really stuck. ;) […] Read more »

Exotic Brilliance – Blue and Gold Macaw

  This is a painting I completed earlier this year that recently arrived for exhibit at Whistle Pik Galleries in Texas.  (I just realized that the painting hadn’t been posted on the blog yet :/ …oops. ) I love painting parrots…and being able to get to see them and watch […] Read more »

Illuminated – Snowy Egret Miniature Painting

  Here is another painting (pictured in progress) in my studio. It’s a snowy egret that I was able to watch on the beach catching minnows in Florida earlier this year (see my ‘Bad Hair Day‘ post…). I started the miniature painting during the NatureWorks show in Tulsa…painting in my […] Read more »

Finch & Blossoms Miniature Painting – Watercolor

  This is a new miniature I painted that went to England for a miniature art exhibit. It is a finch with apple blossoms and is a little smaller than 4×6. My Dad has some awesome flowering fruit trees that I love …which inspired this painting… :) (I have ‘spring […] Read more »

Intimidation – Black Leopard Miniature Painting Completion

  This is the completed painting of the black leopard, titled "Intimidation – Black Leopard" (5" x 7"). My object for this painting was to capture the intense gaze and the action expressed in in the cat’s position – a feeling that he may lunge at any moment. As mentioned […] Read more »