For the most part, this piece was painted yesterday with a few touch ups this morning. :D I have a few minor things to adjust on it, but this bull elk miniature is pretty much completed. The first post about this piece is here with a basic wash underpainting. Read more »
Turtle Miniature Watercolor Painting
This is a new painting that I’m working on. 13 turtles on a log and reflections of them in the water. This piece is pretty intricate, but I thought that I should challenge myself. ;) I saw these turtles in Oklahoma. They all were competing for space on the […] Read more »
Large Cougar Watercolor Painting
I was in an accident a while back, some of my blog visitors may have heard, it was an incident with an overly playful cougar about a year ago. The event slowed me down a bit with my injuries and pulled muscles, but everything turned out fine (thankfully). …am very […] Read more »
Elk Miniature Watercolor
Here is another new piece that I just started working on yesterday, a miniature watercolor of an elk – should have finished soon. You can see that I have a light wash underpainting and have started to work in the darks of the piece. Read more »
Wolf Miniature Painting
I started working on this painting last night (still in progress). It will be about 4×6 – watercolor miniature painting of a wolf. Read more »
New Miniature Wolf Painting Complete
This is one of the paintings I finished up for the NatureWorks Show and Sale in Tulsa, Oklahoma this past weekend – a little wolf. The photo here is a little harsher than the real painting – but you get the idea. The sketch for this miniature is posted here. […] Read more »
Seeing Critters
A little stop to visit with some critters :D My favorite part of getting out to shows and events is being able to stop and study wildlife or habitats from the area and gather a lot of fresh reference for painting. This is a photo of my dad being mugged […] Read more »
Little Raccoon Painting – Traditional Miniature
This is a new little miniature watercolor painting I have been working on. :D It’s a baby (kit) raccoon in a tree hollow. The size is 1-7/8in X 2-3/4in. Read more »
Minnesota Safari Club – Live Auction Original Painting
This is the painting that I made at the Minnesota Safari Club State Convention – a Cape Buffalo (my first one! :D ). This piece was painted on Saturday during the show. I took a few photos of a number of mounts on display during the VIP preview on Friday […] Read more »
Safari Club Painting – Sketch
This is the initial sketch for my "quick draw" painting for the Minnesota Safari Club auction this evening. :) Read more »