Christmas Greetings! I hope all of you are able to enjoy the holiday season with friends and family. My very best wishes to you! As promised a few days ago on social media, this is a new collection of originals being released. ..just finished. (They aren’t even in their frames […] Read more »
Twin Fawns in Grass 11×14 (Sepia, Work in Progress)
A little bit larger than I often work… this piece is about 11in x 14in (sepia watercolor on board at this point, work in progress). This is a rather involved painting with all of the detail in the animals themselves as well as an ocean of grass surrounding them. ..so […] Read more »
Fawn Portrait
This is a recently painted little fawn portrait. When working on the piece, I focused on rendering detail in the fur, yet retaining a softness throughout the piece. I also wanted to portray her cautious look at the viewer as she carefully stepped through the grass. Fawn Portrait, 7″x5″, watercolor on […] Read more »
American Plains Artists 2011 National Show
During one of our trips to an exhibition, we came across these beautiful horses…I immediately knew they would be a painting. One of the delights in this piece was to be able to use such bold golden tones contrasted with the grass and distant cools in the vegetation behind them. […] Read more »
Water’s Edge & White-tail Newborn
Last week we had a new arrival show up in our yard… a new little white tail fawn was curled up in the grass. Luckily he was spotted before we disturbed him. He has the most beautiful soft blue eyes.. We quickly snapped a few photos and left him to […] Read more »
Whitetail Fawn
This is another work in progress… It is about 5×7, watercolor, featuring a little whitetail fawn. This little one just made me smile. :D (both when I visited her and while painting her portrait) I hope to capture her softness and personality in the finished piece. I have another painting […] Read more »
Robin Sketch
This is a new sketch for a painting of a robin in grass. Read more »
Nature References
Some people find it interesting that I (or other artists in my family) will bring twigs, sticks, grass, rocks, leaves, logs, etc. into the studio to paint from life – so I thought that some of you may like to see the log that’s in my studio right now for […] Read more »
Painting Spring – Baby Animals in Miniature
This is one of the new smaller/miniature paintings that I am working on.....This is the initial sketch that I made for the painting. Read more »
Newly Completed Painting
I just finished up a painting that has been in my studio for ... Read more »