I just shipped this painting of a grey squirrel to an exhibition in New England. The show will run through part of October at the Bennington Center for the Arts (www.benningtoncenterforthearts.org) as a part of their 6th annual "Impressions of New England" Exhibition. This is the first year I’ve been a part of this show at the arts center.
I liked painting this subject, though I haven’t painted many squirrels in the past. I like the fact that there are so many textures in the painting. It made it very interesting to paint.
My cougar portrait miniature painting is coming along well I think. :) I just have a few things to adjust on it yet.
This is a sketch for a new cougar painting I’m working on. The painting is a miniature so I’m hoping it will progress quickly. :)
I just finished this trumpeter swan painting! :) This piece is on the larger side of painting sizes for me — I’m so pleased (and relieved, and thankful) to be painting these larger works at the speed I am. Small pieces, of course, are nice as they progress so quickly, but there is such an accomplishment with a larger painting, I think anyway. :)
This is a painting I painted earlier this year of a black bear cub. I just realized I hadn’t posted it online yet and thought some of you may like to see it. :) It’s 8×10.
I just painted this piece last night (from start to finish). I was very pleased with how quickly the painting fell together as not all paintings are so cooperative.
This is a plein air painting I painted earlier this year of a grouping of birch trees near where we live. I liked the warm colors of the bare branches. The painting is about 5×8 inches and was painted in oils on canvas.
This is a Lynx and snow painting I am working on right now — "Glance Back – Lynx". I’m not quite finished with a few parts of it — I’ll post a little better image of it when it’s completed.