International Guild of Realism 2011 Show

A quick announcement…  The International Guild of Realism selected my painting of a young girl from the Mdewakanton Dakota Sioux powwow, Little Dancer, for their 2011 exhibition at The Sage Creek Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico September 30 – October 22, 2011. The opening reception will be Friday September 30, 2011, […] Read more »

‘Wacipi Legacy’ Miniature Portrait

This painting was awarded the Robert & Leslie Starke Award for the Best Work By A Young Artist at the International Miniature Art Exhibition in Dunedin, Florida earlier this year.  The image is watercolor on ivorine and smaller than 25 sq inches.  The painting is of a young Native American woman in […] Read more »

New Small Miniatures… “On Golden Pond”, “Shattered Silence”, & “The Overseer”

This is a new miniature painting of a pair of Trumpeter Swans ("On Golden Pond") in watercolors painted for the Seaside Art Gallery’s International Miniature Exhibition (their 17th annual) in Nags Head, North Carolina….one of 3 4×6 miniatures that I have in this year’s show. :D "The Overseer – Cougar" […] Read more »

American Watercolor, Portrait Society, & Untamed Artists

My family and I joined the memberships of several societies this past month…I am very pleased to post….. American Watercolor Society (AWS) – http://www.americanwatercolorsociety.comThe American Watercolor Society was formed in New York in 1866. The organization promotes the art of watercolor painting in America and holds international exhibitions. Portrait Society […] Read more »

Artists For Conservation (AFC)

 At the end of 2007, my Mom, Karen, sister, Bonnie, and I returned to the Artists For Conservation, an association/society of artists that is dedicated to conservation of nature.   The profile for my membership on the AFC foundation’s website has just gone "live", with my family’s soon to follow. :D […] Read more »

The International Guild Of Realism (IGOR)

I am very pleased to announce that my Mom, Karen, and I have just been accepted into the International Guild of Realism (IGOR).  I was encouraged to participate in the society by a friend I met online that is an existing member who drops by my blog occasionally, artist Cindy […] Read more »

Parklane Gallery’s 15th Annual Miniature Show

Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, Washington opens their "15th Annual Miniature Show" today – an international exhibit of miniatures.  The show will run May 8th to June 3rd, 2007.  The painting in this post, a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, is one of five of my miniature paintings are on display at the […] Read more »

Swan Miniature in Society Exhibition – Miniature Painting Awarded

I recently received notice, from the (MPSGS) Miniature Painters, Sculptors, and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C.’s ’73rd Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts Miniatures’, that I was awarded the “The Manny Sullivan Memorial Award for Excellence”, second in show, for my watercolor painting “Bashful – Mute Swan”. This year’s miniature show […] Read more »

Miniature Paintings For A New International Exhibition

I was recently asked to show some of my work in a newly organized international invitational exhibition for miniature artwork featuring nature themed pieces.  The show will be featuring work by many well known artists, both from the USA and other areas of the world.  My Mom, Karen, and sister, […] Read more »

Mute Swan Painting Finished

I put the finishing touches on my new mute swan painting.  It’s titled ""Sunrise – Mute Swan" and is debuting at an international exhibition near London.  My family and I recently joined the art society that is organizing the exhibition.  It has been so interesting conversing with the various fine art societies […] Read more »