Parklane Gallery’s 15th Annual Miniature Show

Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, Washington opens their "15th Annual Miniature Show" today – an international exhibit of miniatures.  The show will run May 8th to June 3rd, 2007.  The painting in this post, a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, is one of five of my miniature paintings are on display at the […] Read more »

Trumpeter Swan Miniature Painting

This is a new Trumpeter Swan miniature painting that was also recently completed (4″x6″). The sketch for the painting can be found in this post. Read more »

Snowy Egret Miniature Painting- Color Progress

  This is how my Snowy Egret painting is looking right now. The painting is very subtle and has a lot of very soft color tones in it – unfortunately the richness of the color in the habitat and some of the accents in the egret are not showing up […] Read more »

Snowy Egret Sketch

  This is a sketch of a snowy egret that was fishing a little area between the boulders on the beach for a little lunch in the Daytona Beach/New Smyrna Beach area of Florida. Some of my friends put up with me and my sister chasing all of the shorebirds […] 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 »

Screech Owl Painting (Sketch)

This is a new little screech owl piece that I just started working on.  This, of course, is the sketch for the painting.  Read more »

Snowy Owl Sketch

  This is a new little painting that I’m starting.  It is a female snowy owl, so she has some nice black barring and pattern.  She also had a little bit of an attitude when I was able to study and photograph her ;) , which I think will look […] Read more »

Redtail Hawk Sketch Completed

  This is the final redtail sketch.  I’ve decided to paint it as a 5×7.  There seems to be a lot of movement and action in this pose of the hawk.  :D [youtube pV45T-DLLkw]   Read more »

Bald Eagle Watching

I went for a short walk the other day and saw an adult American bald eagle soaring overhead. It was soaring fairly low, which surprised me a little. There are quite a few of them that appear to be nearby residents and frequent the local area throughout the year. Their […] Read more »

Barred Owl Sketch

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 »