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Butterfly Sketch for Miniature Painting

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  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 »

Wolf Pup Sketch

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   This is a little wolf puppy sketch that I am painting.  He was very cute .  He became very interested in eating the log (and then spitting out the not-so-tasty pieces of wood) while I was studying and photographing him.    The painting is about 8×10.   Read more »

Miniature Wolf Painting – Watercolor

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   Here it is.  :)  This is the watercolor painting of the sketch in the last post, a timberwolf.  The painting is 9×12.  This piece came together pretty well, I think.  This painting is a study for another larger piece that I will be starting soon.  :) I have a […] Read more »

Painting Butterflies

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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 »

Barred Owl Sketch

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I started a new owl painting. This piece is a barred owl and is a little larger than the last owl I painted. It is only a sketch in this post, but the color version of it is beginning to take shape on my easel and should be completed soon. […] Read more »