I finished a few paintings recently that never made it into the blog, unfortunately. Sometimes those deadlines…… This (pictured) is one of my new paintings I’ve just started to sketch out. I have a number of these half-done and just-started pieces sitting around my studio at the moment. :) Most […] Read more »
Snow
A foot and a half of heavy snow in Minnesota :). Read more »
Return to Studio Work
I have just returned to my studio from our recent exhibition in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The show went very well. It was great to see everyone again! A few new things have popped up, so I will be posting about those a little later. I am starting on some requested artwork right […] Read more »
Birding
The past few days have involved walks on the beach for reference of Floridian species of wildlife – birds in particular. In addition to a variety of birds, we were joined by a number of dolphins as well.Thanks to our friends for their help in directing us to popular wildlife […] Read more »
Wildlife Refuge Studies
A tour of Merritt Island today. Everything was just beautiful – and so many birds!! :) I have been to this area before, but hadn’t been able to spend adequate time in the refuge for more in-depth study. Truthfully, I would have liked to have spent a great deal more […] Read more »
Behind the Scenes
We had a bit of a behind the scenes tour today of the wildlife at Busch Gardens here in Florida. All of their animals are so beautiful and well cared for — though, as nice as their enclosures may be, I do wish these animals didn’t have to be in […] Read more »
A Little Painting Time
It can be quite exhausting to be out in the field all day for study and research. Thankfully, tonight I was able to get a little painting time in at the hotel room. I just started work on a miniature cat piece – it will be posted (in it’s color […] Read more »
Conservation for Wild Cats
I spent the day surrounded by wildcats — simply breathtaking. :) We are working with Big Cat Rescue, gathering reference for new work through numerous hours of study. We have some fund raising work scheduled for the near future – I will be sure to post about that when plans […] Read more »
New Research For Paintings – Florida
A number of our galleries have been doing quite well lately. I just received notice that one of my galleries has sold out of my artwork (so I have some work to do :) ). It is a good thing we have scheduled this research outing for new study. I […] Read more »
More New Paintings
I started work on a few new paintings today. I will post images of them when they progress far enough. Read more »