This is the beginnings of a drawing for another miniature watercolor piece I have in the works. I was requested to paint a more aggressive pose of a black leopard as a smaller miniature, so this is a 5×7 of a leopard ready for an attack. The subject of the […] Read more »
Turtle Jam Tour
I was very pleased to hear that my handheld miniature, “Turtle Jam”, will be a part of the Society of Animal Artists national museum tour. The painting was in the SAA’s 47th exhibition that opened at the Wildlife Experience Museum in Parker, Colorado. The touring exhibit will be making stops […] 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 »
Elk Miniature Watercolor Painting – Progress
For the most part, this piece was painted yesterday with a few touch ups this morning. :D I have a few minor things to adjust on it, but this bull elk miniature is pretty much completed. The first post about this piece is here with a basic wash underpainting. Read more »
Elk Miniature Watercolor
Here is another new piece that I just started working on yesterday, a miniature watercolor of an elk – should have finished soon. You can see that I have a light wash underpainting and have started to work in the darks of the piece. Read more »
Roseate Spoonbill Miniature Painting
This is a new miniature that I didn’t realize I hadn’t posted here on the blog yet. It’s a painting of a Roseate Spoonbill preening. I really thought that I could paint in a lot of mood in this piece – it’s what drew me to the subject. The sketch […] Read more »
Hummingbird Miniature Watercolor Progress….
This is the progress on my little hummingbird miniature watercolor that I started on the other day. It’s starting to take shape. I think it will turn out well. :D Read more »
Hummingbird Minaiture Painting
I gave myself a little treat today – I started a new painting, though it is one of those pieces that I have to do. Getting started on a new piece is always refreshing. I think it’s because there are so many things that can be done with a new […] 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 »
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 »