I am delighted to be a part of The Snowgoose Gallery’s Exhibition of New Work by Gallery Artists that has been on display through the month of October. I just put the finishing touches on this new work, “Pause, Cougar Kitten” that will be arriving for their closing reception festivities. […] Read more »
Seaside Art Gallery & New Miniature Paintings
On the way back from our trip to Wyoming, Montana, and Washington, after so much time traveling and away from my studio, I was getting an intense urge to paint something… Anything. (It’s a common phenomena when you’re addicted to art as badly as I am….) So, on the road, […] Read more »
New Miniature Watercolor.. Diligence – Cougar
This is a new small miniature painting that just left the studio. It is a part of Gallery West Fine Art’s holiday show “Little Jewels” in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The painting is hand held sized and is titled, “Diligence – Cougar”. Read more »
Cougar Miniature Watercolor Painting – Youtube Video
This is my newest video on YouTube – a 4×6 painting of a cougar (mountain lion, puma…), watercolor on board (in miniature, of course… ;) ). The title of the piece is “The Overseer – Cougar”. She seemed to enjoy peering down on everyone that came to admire her – […] Read more »
Snow Leopard – Small Miniature
This is a small snow leopard painting that I recently finished – watercolor on ivorine. The head of the cat is just about 2 inches height/width. Being one of the smaller miniatures, it didn’t spend a lot of extra time on my easel, just a few days – one […] Read more »
Federal Duck Stamp – Home State Celebration
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 »
Leopard in the Grass – Miniature on Ivorine
This is a recent painting of a leopard on Ivorine. This miniature is very small (shown much larger than actual size). The original painting is sold. I was able to get up close to this cat to study him. He is a part of a sanctuary for big cats that […] Read more »
New Small Miniatures… “On Golden Pond”, “Shattered Silence”, & “The Overseer”
This is a new miniature painting of a pair of Trumpeter Swans ("On Golden Pond") in watercolors painted for the Seaside Art Gallery’s International Miniature Exhibition (their 17th annual) in Nags Head, North Carolina….one of 3 4×6 miniatures that I have in this year’s show. :D "The Overseer – Cougar" […] Read more »
Intimidation – Black Leopard Miniature Painting Completion
This is the completed painting of the black leopard, titled "Intimidation – Black Leopard" (5" x 7"). My object for this painting was to capture the intense gaze and the action expressed in in the cat’s position – a feeling that he may lunge at any moment. As mentioned […] Read more »
Black Leopard Progress…
This is the progress of the black leopard watercolor painting that I have been working on (see an earlier post here). It is beginning to have the feeling of mood and atmosphere that I am striving for in this painting. I will be refining it further (which, I suppose, is […] Read more »