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 »
Barred Owl – New Miniature Painting
This is a photo of the barred owl painting that I finished recently – a portrait. The painting, of course, is watercolor and is 8×10. The sketch for this piece was posted here. :) Read more »
Miniature Watercolor Painting – Wolf
This is a new miniature painting I'm working on right now - an adult wolf. The photo you see is the sketch for the watercolor.... Read more »
Painting Spring – Baby Animals in Miniature
This is one of the new smaller/miniature paintings that I am working on.....This is the initial sketch that I made for the painting. Read more »
Miniature Wolf Painting – Watercolor
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 »
Minaiture Wolf Painting – Sketches
This is a sketch for one of my newest miniature paintings. This is a 9×12 timberwolf. I have the watercolor painting nearly finished, so….. ;) 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 »
Barred Owl Sketch
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 »
Swan Miniature in Society Exhibition – Miniature Painting Awarded
I recently received notice, from the (MPSGS) Miniature Painters, Sculptors, and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C.’s ’73rd Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts Miniatures’, that I was awarded the “The Manny Sullivan Memorial Award for Excellence”, second in show, for my watercolor painting “Bashful – Mute Swan”. This year’s miniature show […] Read more »
Miniature Owl Painting & African Conservation
This piece is one of my new miniature watercolor paintings – completed about a week and a half ago or so. It is 5×7 and of a great horned owl – titled “sentinel”. While painting this miniature, I noticed that haven’t painted too many owls in a while. I think […] Read more »