With the Holidays just around the corner, I want to extend an invitation to attend Whistle Pik Galleries 2008 Christmas Miniature Show Artist Reception Saturday, December 6th from 6 – 8 pm. My last post had a video of one of my paintings in the exhibit. This little teddy will also […] Read more »
New YouTube Video – Trumpeter Swans Watercolor Miniature
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUTQePJu5Ds[/youtube] This is my newest video on YouTube – “On Golden Pond – Trumpeter Swans” traditional miniature in watercolor on board. The original is a part of a collection of my paintings being exhibited at the Whistle Pik Galleries’ Christmas Miniature Show this year, a contemporary miniature art exhibit in […] Read more »
Painting for Contemporary Miniature Shows & Other Events
As I posted in twitter earlier, I have been very swamped lately ( …seems like I’m always saying that… :? ). I just completed some works for exhibits that will open around the end of the year (I will post more about that later on). I did get to escape […] Read more »
New Video – YouTube Painting Video
This is a new video of “Sunrise – Screech Owl” that was just published on YouTube. (Let me know what you think in the comments :) ) The painting is available through Whistle Pik Galleries in Texas Also, I would like to invite you to join the Collector’s […] Read more »
Federal Duck Stamp – Home State Celebration
My family and I were invited to Joe Hautman’s home state celebration recently in Owatonna, MN for the 2008 Federal Duck Stamp – working with some of the organization committee with the art events and children’s area. Joe is working on a project with the University of Saint Thomas to […] Read more »
Powwow Dances
Amazing day – I went to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Powwow. Hundreds of beautiful bustles and jingle dresses for the dancing competitions – tribes beating the large drums together and singing for the vocal competitions. Everything was very impressive. :D (I didn’t, however, get the chance to go […] Read more »
Bald Eagle Miniature
This piece (about 4" x 6") is a little different than some of my other work, and I thought that some of my visitors might like to see it. As you can see, it has a splashy, looser backdrop with the tight detail of the face of the eagle. (the […] Read more »
Cuddling Subjects
I just went on a photoshoot the other day – these little guys were SO cute! A few litters of baby wolves.. (This one really liked being scratched and cuddled. :) ) I also held a baby woodchuck who crawled into my jacket to get warm…he was about the size […] Read more »
Artist Tales
I get together with my friends and talk about some of the things that have happened in my ‘adventures’ as an artist…and at least they think that it should be written somewhere… So, as per their request… At one time, I was represented by an art dealer. There was a […] Read more »
Illuminated – Snowy Egret Miniature Painting
Here is another painting (pictured in progress) in my studio. It’s a snowy egret that I was able to watch on the beach catching minnows in Florida earlier this year (see my ‘Bad Hair Day‘ post…). I started the miniature painting during the NatureWorks show in Tulsa…painting in my […] Read more »