Art Barbarians Gallery Spring Cruise

Thanks to everyone at Art Barbarians Wildlife Gallery in Rogers, MN (www.artbarbarians.com) for their hard work putting together the annual cruise on the Saint Croix River.  I painted a new 8×10 "quick draw" piece of a Barred Owl from scratch during the 3 hr. cruise (pictured right).  The gallery plans […] Read more »

Finishing Swan Paintings

I am just about finished with my large 24×36 swan painting. It certainly feels like quite an accomplishment when a large painting is finished. I can often finish miniature paintings in a day or two, but a very large piece will take at least a week to finish, maybe longer […] Read more »

New Gallery – New Painting Finished

  I just finished a new painting of a great egret preening titled "White Light – Great Egret" (cropped/detail of the actual patinting).  We saw him during one of our shoots in the Florida Everglades.  I haven’t painted too many shore birds or egrets, but I have a new gallery (Artiques Gallery […] Read more »

New Hyacinth Macaw Miniature Painting

I posted my recent painting of a Hyacinth Macaw on a rainforest branch. I am very fond of exotic birds such as macaws and other parrots. They all have such colorful personalities that are easily captured in a painting. It is also refreshing to use such bright colors since many […] Read more »