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Butterfly Sketch for Miniature Painting

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  This is a graphite sketch/drawing for a new miniature painting I will be starting soon.   It is a Queen butterfly.  The species is similar to a monarch, but a darker russet color and not as defined with black markings.  I will be sketching out an arrangement of flowers […] Read more »

Wolf Pup Sketch

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   This is a little wolf puppy sketch that I am painting.  He was very cute .  He became very interested in eating the log (and then spitting out the not-so-tasty pieces of wood) while I was studying and photographing him.    The painting is about 8×10.   Read more »

Barred Owl Sketch

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I started a new owl painting. This piece is a barred owl and is a little larger than the last owl I painted. It is only a sketch in this post, but the color version of it is beginning to take shape on my easel and should be completed soon. […] Read more »

Great Horned Owl Miniature Painting – Sketch

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This is a new miniature painting of a Great Horned Owl that I just started. It is shown here in it's sketch phase.... Read more »

Red Fox Kit Miniature – Inital Sketch

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     This is a sketch of a young red fox for a new miniature painting I am working on at the moment.  I have quite a few holiday miniature exhibitions coming up that I am preparing for with new pieces.     Read more »