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Swan Miniature in Society Exhibition – Miniature Painting Awarded

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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 »

Little Pictures – Hilliard Society Miniature Exhibition

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I just received notice that two of my miniatures that were sent to an exhibition in Britain found new homes (one of them is pictured on the left).  They were showing at the Hilliard Society of Miniaturists annual members exhibition in Wells, England.  Both of the pieces were also selected as favorites […] Read more »

Mute Swan Painting Finished

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I put the finishing touches on my new mute swan painting.  It’s titled ""Sunrise – Mute Swan" and is debuting at an international exhibition near London.  My family and I recently joined the art society that is organizing the exhibition.  It has been so interesting conversing with the various fine art societies […] Read more »

New Painting – Mute Swan

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I am starting a new mute swan painting today, so I’m including a small thumbnail sized sketch in today’s post.    The new painting will be about 7×9 inches, more of a miniature piece.       Read more »

Copycats Copy

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I was just notified by a friend of mine that one of my watercolor paintings that I created last year, "Mist – Mute Swan" (pictured left), has been copied, plagiarized, by another artist.   I find it very, very sad that a professional painter (who would know better) would choose to be so uncreative as to copy another […] Read more »

New Swan Painting & Work in Progress

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I have been working on several existing pieces today.  A number of them are almost finished.  I am going to start a new painting tonight, another swan piece.  Here’s some information about the Mute Swan on the BBC’s website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3029.shtml    The Mute Swan is native to Europe, but has also made it’s […] Read more »

Trumpeter Swan Painting Completed

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I just finished this trumpeter swan painting!  :)  This piece is on the larger side of painting sizes for me — I’m so pleased (and relieved, and thankful) to be painting these larger works at the speed I am.  Small pieces, of course, are nice as they progress so quickly, but […] Read more »

Finishing Swan Paintings

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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 »