Completed Painting – Red Fox, Prairie Vole, & Junco

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

    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 »

Defensive – Timberwolf in Miniature

I finished this wolf painting, "Defensive", not too long ago – it’s a 9"x12" miniature piece that you may have seen ‘in progress’ here on the blog earlier.     I know that many of these web images online just don’t show the detail of the watercolors – so for […] Read more »

Watercolor Miniature on Antique Ivory

This is my painting that I mentioned on the antique ivory (perhaps it should be stated ‘prehistoric ivory’, rather ;) ).  I chose to paint a timber wolf portrait.  This is the beginnings of the painting, of course.  Much more will be added to the piece before it is considered […] Read more »

Defensive – Wolf Watercolor Miniature

This is a new miniature I am working on.  This is a 9×12 painting of a wolf – very soft tones in this piece.  I liked the more unusual pose of him, his ears back, makes the piece more unique and helps give a deeper story to the painting with […] Read more »

74th Miniature Painters Sculptors & Gravers Exhibit – Washington, DC

I just received notice that this painting, “Calm – Great Egret” (watercolor on Ivorine), was awarded ‘Second in Show’, the ‘Manny Sullivan Award for Excellence’, at the 74th Miniature Painters Sculptors & Gravers Exhibit of Washington, DC (the oldest miniature art society in America – http://www.mpsgs.org/).  I am honored to […] Read more »

American Art in Miniature 2007

This painting will be in the Thomas Gilcrease Museum’s "American Art in Miniature 2007" in Tulsa, Oklahoma November 1st (I am planning to be at the event, also).  I painted this piece while I was out west for the most part.  The habitat in the painting is from our hike […] Read more »