Golden Iris After Spring Rains – New Miniature Painting

This is a new painting (currently on my easel) that is nearly completed.  A white and yellow iris from my garden (watercolor on board, ‘in miniature’, as always :) ).  I had the chance to visit the Minnesota Arboretum to see their extensive collection in full display earlier this year. […] Read more »

Iris Painting In Miniature – New Watercolor

    This is one of my latest paintings, “Rhapsody – Iris”.  It is approx 6×6 watercolor on board painted in miniature.  I love the irises growing in my garden and really enjoy being able to paint the splash of color in my work.  My studio overlooks the gardens, so […] 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 »

Watercolor Portrait – Great Horned Owl In Miniature

    This piece is a portrait of a Great Horned Owl that fades off into the warm brown background.  I haven’t painted a vinyette recently…  I usually try to complete the subject to the edges of the frame. (…something that one of my teachers taught that really stuck. ;) […] Read more »

Cougar Miniature Watercolor Painting – Youtube Video

This is my newest video on YouTube – a 4×6 painting of a cougar (mountain lion, puma…), watercolor on board (in miniature, of course… ;) ).  The title of the piece is “The Overseer – Cougar”.  She seemed to enjoy peering down on everyone that came to admire her – […] 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 »

Exotic Brilliance – Blue and Gold Macaw

  This is a painting I completed earlier this year that recently arrived for exhibit at Whistle Pik Galleries in Texas.  (I just realized that the painting hadn’t been posted on the blog yet :/ …oops. ) I love painting parrots…and being able to get to see them and watch […] 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 »

Blooming Cactus Miniature Painting

This is a miniature painting of a blooming cactus 3-3/4" x 4-3/4" that I just completed titled "Cactus Jewel".  It’s a pretty intricate and involved painting.  It is painted on ivorine, a simulated ivory surface – Ivory is a traditional ground and popular for miniature artists to paint on since […] Read more »