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 »
Spring Bird Banding at the St Croix Carpenter Nature Center
Bird banding at the Carpenter Saint Croix Valley Nature Center Read more »
Mark Your Calendar.. Shows in Minnesota, Florida, and Texas
Minnesota — My family and I will be featured at the 2009 Minnesota Western & Wildlife Arts Show April 25-26 St. Paul, MN at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds “The wildlife arts show returns to Minnesota after a five year absence. This event is held in Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro area which […] Read more »
Latest Studies For Paintings – Bobcat Kittens
This is a quick post with a snapshot from the last photoshoot/encounter with what will be in future paintings. :) Bobcat Kittens. This little guy could not be more adorable… So sweet. :D I hope all of you are having a fabulous holiday season! All the best & thanks so […] Read more »
Painting for Contemporary Miniature Shows & Other Events
As I posted in twitter earlier, I have been very swamped lately ( …seems like I’m always saying that… :? ). I just completed some works for exhibits that will open around the end of the year (I will post more about that later on). I did get to escape […] Read more »
New Video – YouTube Painting Video
This is a new video of “Sunrise – Screech Owl” that was just published on YouTube. (Let me know what you think in the comments :) ) The painting is available through Whistle Pik Galleries in Texas Also, I would like to invite you to join the Collector’s […] Read more »
Powwow Dances
Amazing day – I went to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Powwow. Hundreds of beautiful bustles and jingle dresses for the dancing competitions – tribes beating the large drums together and singing for the vocal competitions. Everything was very impressive. :D (I didn’t, however, get the chance to go […] Read more »
Hadley House Companies
I am pleased to post that my family and I have just signed with the Hadley Companies. :D Hadley Licensing is now our exclusive agent of our artwork on all commercial products, representing hundreds of images that are available. With 30+ years in the business, they are one of the […] Read more »
Artist Tales
I get together with my friends and talk about some of the things that have happened in my ‘adventures’ as an artist…and at least they think that it should be written somewhere… So, as per their request… At one time, I was represented by an art dealer. There was a […] Read more »
I’m “It” – 5 Things That You May Not Know About Me…
I was "Tagged" by one of my friends, Cindy Hasse (a colored pencil artist whom I’ve mentioned in my blog earlier..). So, now I am "it". ;) From what I have been told, I am now (voluntarily) posting 5 things that may not be known about me and "tagging" 5 […] Read more »