This is the sketch of a blooming lupine that I made for a new miniature painting. I started this piece to work on during our show this past weekend at the Carpenter Nature Center. The flowers are from one of my trips to the Grand Teton National Park to study […] Read more »
Sketches – Red Fox Kit Miniature Commission
I’ve been commissioned to paint a small fox kit painting – a portrait. These are three sketches I made in preparation for the painting, though I might just paint all of the poses. The painting is for a very nice lady that just loves red foxes. :D I had the […] Read more »
Large Bull Elk Watercolor Painting
This is a larger painting that I was working on a little earlier this week. It’s a 20" x 30" watercolor of a bull elk, titled "Passage". This piece developed pretty rapidly. I painted a study for this larger painting as a miniature 4" x 6". The miniature study can […] Read more »
Seaside Art Gallery – 16th International Miniature Art Show
I just received notice that the three paintings that I sent to the "16th International Miniature Art Show" at the Seaside Art Gallery in Nags Head, North Carolina were juried into the exhibition. The Outer Banks gallery was founded in 1961 (the barrier islands of North Carolina). A reception for […] 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 »
Trumpeter Swan Miniature – Sketch
This is a rough sketch for a new miniature painting that I should be starting soon. :D It’s a trumpeter swan and will be about 4×6. Read more »
New Miniature Painting…
This is a new miniature painting I started not long ago. A snowy egret. I have been doing quite a bit of painting, but not enough posting here on the blog. One of my friends wanted to see this piece, so here it is… Read more »
Rabbit Miniature Painting – Sketch
This is a sketch for a miniature painting that I just started – a bunny. I have a lot of work (paintings) that I’m starting right now – for spring shows & galleries, etc. as well as commission work. …more sketch posts are on their way. :D 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 »
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 »