This is my painting for Ducks Unlimited that is in progress. It will be next year's Minnesota Sponsor print (as I will be their artist of the year/sponsor print artist).
Many thanks to Ducks Unlimited for their support of my family!! Thank you!!
This is a miniature painting of irises. A US quarter is pictured with the painting to show scale.
This moose is in the beginning stages of being sculpted. The moose is about 14 inches from nose to end.
(June 7th, 2005) Lightened up a bit & getting close to finished!
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This is a 9x12 rabbit painting. The tones in this piece are unusually dark {a long story that I won't burden you with :) }. In it's next phase, I will be adding the lighter tones to freshen it up.
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This painting was started in the car on the road as we recently had to attend the Northeast Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony which meant a good deal of time away from the studio. I was able to start & sketch several paintings that day.
(Update) This piece has been finished and sold.
(June 7th, 2005) This is the largest watercolor swan piece I've painted thus far -- 24x36. It is a requested piece for one of our galleries on the east coast.
(Update) This piece has been finished and sold.
(June 7th, 2005) A new snowy owl painting. This piece is 20x30.
(Update) This piece has been finished and is currently showing at Galleries West Fine Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. www.gallerieswestjacksonhole.com
(June 7th, 2005) This wolf piece is about 12x20. I love the feel of action in this painting.
(Update) This piece has been finished and is currently showing at Galleries West Fine Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. www.gallerieswestjacksonhole.com
(Updated April 28th, 2005)This is one of my new western themed paintings. I really like the warm tones in the Bison & grasses. The piece is 20x24.
(Updated April 28th, 2005)I shot the reference for the piece early one morning during one of our photoshoots in Arizona. The piece is 7x15.
(Update) This piece has been finished and sold. It was juried into the 2005 Arts for the Parks Mini 100 Exhibition in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
(Updated April 28th, 2005)I began this small painting several days ago. My family and I were able to observe this Great Egret during one of our shoots in southern Florida. The piece is 9x12.
(Update) This piece has been finished and sold.
(April 28th, 2005)This is another one of my new western themed paintings. I was drawn to this Trumpeter Swan during our last trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The swan & it's environment have so many rich colors in this piece -- it has been delightful to paint it thus far. The piece is 16x20.
(Updated March 13, 2005)This painting is nearly finished. I like the colors of the feathers and how they seem to vibrate against each other -- making the painting more interesting. The piece is 8x11.
(Updated March 4, 2005)This piece was painted to this point in the car while returning from a trip. The 9x12 painting is titled "His Domain - Bull Moose"
(Update) This piece has been finished and sold.
(March 4, 2005)My apologies for the glare in this photo. This painting is 30 X 40 depicting a Bull Moose. The painting is in progress.
(Update) This piece has been finished and sold.
(March 4, 2005) This little one was a bit mischievous and decided to climb the tree you see in the painting in progress. Once he was up, he changed his mind and wasn't sure how to get down. The painting is titled "What Goes Up, Must Come Down".
(Update) This piece has been finished and sold.
(March 4, 2005) An 8x10 Iris Painting in progress. I am in the process of redefining edges and adding the feel of light glowing through the petals of the Iris. The piece is titled "After Spring Showers".
(Update) This piece has been finished and is currently showing at Galleries West Fine Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
(March 4, 2005)5 X 5 miniature painting in progress of a Hyacinth Macaw.
This painting has been accepted in the "Art of the Animal Kingdom X" exhibition at the Bennington Center for the Arts in Bennington, Vermont.
(Updated March 4, 2005) This Trumpeter Swan painting in progress is 5x5.
(Update) This piece has been finished and sold. It was a part of the 2005 Impressions of New England Exhibition in Bennington, Vermont at the Bennington Center for the Arts.
(March 4, 2005)This painting was inspired by our recent visit to the east coast. This squirrel was hiding as many treasures as it could in preperation for winter.
(Update) This piece has been finished and is currently showing at Galleries West Fine Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
(Added October 24, 2004) I was so fortunate to gather these references early one morning in New Mexico. The color of the earth and sky was reflected everywhere and the strong lighting accentuated the mood even more. The area was truly breathtaking. This is my first coyote painting. I often listen to them at night as they howl a chorus in the front yard during the fall and winter months in Minnesota. Though I have seen many of these animals in the wild, for some reason I've never been able to capture one on film or in my sketchbook before they escaped me. Thankfully, my family members are a bit faster with the camera than I :).
(Updated May 11th, 2004) This elephant resides at the Tulsa Zoo. We have enjoyed studying their beautiful animals at the facility for several years now.
(Updated May 11th, 2004) This painting has been completed as a 20 x 30. It has been sold. Prints will be released soon.
This is my preliminary sketch for a painting of two trumpeter swans. I am eager to paint this painting as it has been quite a while since I've painted a trumpeter swan piece. I will be painting it a bit larger (about 20x30). The swans will be strongly lit from the right with delicate shadows and water tones in violets and corals.
The swan references were gathered at the Smithsonian national zoo this past fall after our show in Easton, MD.
(added October 06, 2003) Monarch butterfly on common milkweed. The painting is about 9"x12".
Recently, my agent made several good suggestions about my work. One of them was that I should consider painting more florals and butterfly paintings.
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This piece depicts Great Mormon Butterflies. They are common in Malaysia & Indonesia. I have been fortunate to be able to observe behavior of this species. The painting is 6x8.
(updated May 24, 2003)
I photographed this Great Egret during our trip to Fl. for the Florida Wildlife Exposition. After the show we drove to Sanibel Island. The Ding Darling Nat'l Wildlife Refuge is a fantastic place to go birding if you're in the area. The Great Egret in the painting was one of dozens fishing as the tide was coming into one of the many inlets in the refuge. There were many lichens and mosses on the rocks and branches in the water that I look forward to painting.
(updated May 24, 2003)
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