I am so excited!!! :) We will be shooting some new reference photos early tomorrow. I love seeing animals face to face! It seems magical to observe them in motion — they take my breath away! :) We also had a get together with some wildlife/art friends this evening. I had […] Read more »
Photoshoots & Observations for Painting
Today began with an early morning photoshoot/hike in the Grand Teton National Park. The weather was perfect! — a little chilly earlier in the day, but well worth the shivers. There were so many beautiful wildflowers!!! :) We also did some extensive work in Yellowstone National Park with several types of […] Read more »
Grand Teton National Park Research
I am doing some painting research in the Grand Teton National Park tonight & tomorrow. After spending so many long hours painting in the studio & on the road, it is very relaxing & inspirational to do some fieldwork — especially in such a beautiful area. This part of the […] Read more »
Art on the Road
This is a photo of tonight’s beautiful sunset. We, of course, shot lots of pictures we plan to paint. Very inspiring!! :) I have just started a few new pieces (in the car, on the road) — one is half complete and two others are sketched. The roads haven’t been too difficult to […] Read more »
My Great Escape
I am escaping from my studio, sort of. I am about to make a quick trip out west. The artists in my family will be cunducting a workshop for young painters at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming through the Wyoming Junior Duck Stamp program. While […] Read more »
Arizona Research
I have been looking through some of our new references from Arizona. Visiting beautiful places is so inspiring!! We had the opportunity to study so many species of hummingbirds, gathering thousands of photographic references, and even attended a hummingbird banding outing with an Arizona hummingbird society while we were there!! […] Read more »
Flowers of Arizona
I have been doing some research for new paintings recently — part of which was a return trip to Arizona. We have had so many fantastic opportunities to gather reference and study various species of plants and animals lately! I also have several new studio works to post in the […] Read more »
Painting in Open Air
It is finally getting warmer here in Minnesota — hopefully the snow showers last weekend will stay away :). I’ve had a little spring fever lately, so I have been dabbling in some plein air painting — painting in "open air". I am using the plein air as an exercise […] Read more »
Galleries West of Jackson Hole, Wyoming
We have added a new gallery if you haven’t already heard, "Galleries West Fine Art" in Jackson, Wyoming (www.gallerieswestjacksonhole.com)!! My family and I are expanding our gallery representation (several new galleries will be added to our dealers page soon.) and cutting back on a portion of our previous exhibitions that […] Read more »
Minneapolis Wildlife Art Show
The new Minneapolis art exhibition & sale, "Drawn to Nature", has just come to a close. It is so nice to have a show like this in Minnesota again. Thanks to all of our friends & patrons for visiting us this past weekend!! It seems strange — how simple things […] Read more »