Some of my greatest inspiration for my work has come from my stays in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and subsequent visits to Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Tetons, and surrounding wilderness. My trips to the area always bring freshness to my work, whether it is encountering a bull moose only yards […] Read more »
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park – the aspen were in perfect autumn color. :D Part of our visit was very foggy and misty (and sometimes pouring :? ) It did clear out a bit later on… (The bottom photo is a young elk. :D ) Read more »
Large Bull Elk Watercolor Painting
This is a larger painting that I was working on a little earlier this week. It’s a 20" x 30" watercolor of a bull elk, titled "Passage". This piece developed pretty rapidly. I painted a study for this larger painting as a miniature 4" x 6". The miniature study can […] Read more »
Elk Miniature Watercolor Painting – Progress
For the most part, this piece was painted yesterday with a few touch ups this morning. :D I have a few minor things to adjust on it, but this bull elk miniature is pretty much completed. The first post about this piece is here with a basic wash underpainting. Read more »
Elk Miniature Watercolor
Here is another new piece that I just started working on yesterday, a miniature watercolor of an elk – should have finished soon. You can see that I have a light wash underpainting and have started to work in the darks of the piece. Read more »
Seeing Yellowstone National Park
A little park touring today in Yellowstone for some new reference and study... Read more »
Yellowstone & Grand Teton
I spent a little time in the Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks for some inspiration, study, etc... Read more »