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Barred Owl Sketch

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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 »

A Western Wilderness Paradise

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Everyone needs a little refreshing inspiration.  :D  For me, it’s spending time in an undisturbed natural area or being up close and personal with wildlife that lives there.  I just love those deep wooded areas of Montana and Wyoming, and often find myself thinking of them while working in my […] Read more »

A Little Painting Time

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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 »

Remembering Spring – Field Sketches

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I’ve been going through my sketchbook a little today.  Here is a rough field sketch I made earlier this spring when the bloodroot was just starting to bloom.  I really love getting out in the forest early in the year to see all of the new wild plants peeking out […] Read more »

Soggy Weather & New Paintings

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I just peeked out the window to see how soggy it is outside. All of our recent rain has been so good for the flowers. My iris and daisy beds are peppered with buds ready to come out, not to mention how the wildflowers have been thriving — they should […] Read more »

Nature Center Exhibition

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I’ve just posted an image of the painting of snow I mentioned in my last journal post. It’s been one of those pieces — I see something different in it everyday. It is such a complicated piece when I am painting it up close, but becomes a simple design that […] Read more »