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Completed Painting – Red Fox, Prairie Vole, & Junco

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This is a new painting that was recently completed as a commission for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  The painting will be reproduced as lithographic prints and conservation stamps through DNR’s habitat conservation program.  :) Read more »

Timberwolf Painting – The Starting Point

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    This is the beginnings of a wolf piece – the sepia stage (My favorite part….where the essence of the piece is painted in crisp watercolor).  The painting is one of my larger miniatures at 24″ x 36″ – so adding all of the texture to the animal, covering […] Read more »

Federal Duck Stamp – Home State Celebration

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My family and I were invited to Joe Hautman’s home state celebration recently in Owatonna, MN for the 2008 Federal Duck Stamp – working with some of the organization committee with the art events and children’s area.  Joe is working on a project with the University of Saint Thomas to […] Read more »

Decoys & Wildlife Show – Frenchtown, NJ

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Thanks to Ron Kobli and everyone from the Decoys & Wildlife Gallery in Frenchtown, NJ for such a nice show!  My family and I were pleased to meet many of our collectors from the area. :D If you happen to be near Frenchtown, be sure to drop by the gallery […] Read more »

Cougar Painting Progress

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This is the progress on my cougar painting.  The cat itself is about done, but the background has not been developed.  I will have to find the habitat to put in the background and beneath the cat during one of my hikes around the area. :) Read more »

Cougar in the Mountains – Jackson Hole

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My family and I will be a part of the Jackson Fall Arts Festival – participating in our gallery’s events.  We will be painting in the showroom on Friday & Saturday (possibly on Thursday evening as well) for their "Fall Roundup" exhibition.  I will be painting this new cougar piece […] Read more »

Large Bull Elk Watercolor Painting

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This is a larger painting that I was working on a little earlier this week.  It’s a 20" x 30" watercolor of a bull elk, titled "Passage".  This piece developed pretty rapidly.  I painted a study for this larger painting as a miniature 4" x 6".  The miniature study can […] Read more »

Large Cougar Watercolor Painting

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I was in an accident a while back, some of my blog visitors may have heard, it was an incident with an overly playful cougar about a year ago.  The event slowed me down a bit with my injuries and pulled muscles, but everything turned out fine (thankfully).  …am very […] Read more »