Here is how my queen butterfly miniature painting is looking at the moment. I should be having this one done soon. Read more »
Miniature Iris Painting
This is a really small miniature painting that is just about done now. It’s one of my Irises from our garden that should be coming up this spring. :D It is pretty small – due to the 1/6th rule. For those who aren’t aware, There are a lot of miniature […] Read more »
Butterfly Miniature Painting – Just Starting…
This is the layout I chose for my butterfly piece that I have been sketching out – will be adding some extra interest in the background. I started working on it in color at the NatureWorks show in Tulsa. I’ll get a post up here with the color version soon. […] Read more »
Miniature Wildflowers – Traditional Miniature
This is a little miniature painting that I have been working on (on and off) for a while. I just love wildflowers – these are a cluster from here in Minnesota. I have a little more to do on it, but the photo of the painting should give you an […] Read more »
Landscape in Miniature – Progress
This is a recent image of my miniature landscape painting that I am working on. It still has some more details and textures to be added to it, but the in-progress picture should give you an idea of how the miniature landscape is coming out. :D Read more »
Sketch for a Miniature Landscape
This is a little thumbnail sketch for a miniature landscape painting I have started working on. It is a little western landscape (or waterscape ). I took a hike back in the wild areas near Yellowstone National Park & followed this splashing stream for a bit as the sun started […] Read more »
Butterfly Sketch for Miniature Painting
This is a graphite sketch/drawing for a new miniature painting I will be starting soon. It is a Queen butterfly. The species is similar to a monarch, but a darker russet color and not as defined with black markings. I will be sketching out an arrangement of flowers […] Read more »
Painting Butterflies
I just started a miniature painting of a mourning cloak butterfly, nymphalis antiopa, last night. I have had an interest in painting a variety of butterfly pieces for quite a while. I believe I made some similar comments on the website a number of years ago. Many ideas and very […] Read more »
Western Sketches
This is a scan of one of my older field sketches – a wild lupine from Wyoming. I made this study as well as several others of the native summer wildflowers. During my last springtime research trek to Wyoming, I had the opportunity to study a wealth of wildflowers in the parks. […] Read more »
A Little More Springtime
I have been out in the field in search of wildflowers or other interesting things to sketch today. This is a wild oat wildflower that is just beginning to bloom here in Minnesota. Read more »