Cougar Painting Progress

This is the progress on my cougar painting.  The cat itself is about done, but the background has not been developed.  I will have to find the habitat to put in the background and beneath the cat during one of my hikes around the area. :) Read more »

Cougar in the Mountains – Jackson Hole

My family and I will be a part of the Jackson Fall Arts Festival – participating in our gallery’s events.  We will be painting in the showroom on Friday & Saturday (possibly on Thursday evening as well) for their "Fall Roundup" exhibition.  I will be painting this new cougar piece […] Read more »

Polar Bear Miniature Painting

This is another painting that I am working on…still in progress…a Polar Bear. It’s a smaller miniature (…as you can see by the coin ;) ). I was really intrigued by the light and ambient feeling when I saw the subject and tried to bring that out in the painting. Read more »

Fox Kit Commission

This is the progress on the red fox kit commission painting that I am nearly finished with – I thought that I should show the progress.   (There are a few more things that I am still fussing with, though…not quite completed…) :D .  Read more »

Art of the Animal Kingdom Exhibition

I thought that some of the visitors to my blog may be interested in seeing these photos of an art exhibition in Vermont.  The Art of the Animal Kingdom show is on right now – these are some photos of the exhibition (courtesy the Bennington center for the Arts ).  […] Read more »

Commission of Chloe

This is a commissioned work that I just completed and the steps to create the painting. I started out with a fairly detailed pencil sketch of the puppy in graphite.  Doing a more detailed drawing first helps me establish my values before I begin the painting process. The drawing transferred […] Read more »

New Gallery Exhibitions

Mute Swan, 30in x 40in, watercolor I have quite a schedule coming up if all that is planned comes through…  I am pleased to announce that a special showing featuring my family and a few other artists is planned the last weekend of October in Frenchtown, NJ – we will […] Read more »

Elsinore Gallery’s 5th Annual Nature in Miniature Show

  Some watercolor pieces by my family and I are a part of the 5th Annual "Nature in Miniature Show" in Salem, Oregon June 2nd – 25th, 2007. It is an invitational exhibition sponsored by Elsinore Gallery. More information is available on the gallery’s website – http://www.elsinoregallery.com Read more »

Nature References

Some people find it interesting that I (or other artists in my family) will bring twigs, sticks, grass, rocks, leaves, logs, etc. into the studio to paint from life – so I thought that some of you may like to see the log that’s in my studio right now for […] Read more »