The First Marks

This is the beginnings of the black leopard miniature painting with the initial rendering of the fur.  (The sketch post can be seen here.)  There is much more to do on the piece of course, but the feel of the fur texture is in place.  I am eager to begin […] Read more »

Plans for a Black Leopard

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 »

Chipmunk Miniature Watercolor

This is a little miniature I’m working on as well.  It’s a chipmunk that I saw while I was out in Wyoming this fall.  There were two of them that were scavenging around a park area.  They were fairly used to being around humans, so they did come up fairly […] Read more »

Nature in Miniature – Flemish Miniature Paintings

I thought that I would post a little of my inspiration. :D I do quite a bit of digging around researching earlier miniature art through various different sources.  The art of miniature painting has so many different facets to it and connected to so many cultures.  Seeing so much that […] Read more »

Defensive – Wolf Watercolor Miniature

This is a new miniature I am working on.  This is a 9×12 painting of a wolf – very soft tones in this piece.  I liked the more unusual pose of him, his ears back, makes the piece more unique and helps give a deeper story to the painting with […] Read more »

Mammoth Miniature Painting

I like to keep my painting experience interesting.  In traditional miniature painting, there are a lot of different surfaces recommended for artists to paint on – one of them is antique ivory.  It, and ivory substitutes that have been made, are very luminous and help the artist create more ambiance […] 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 »

Decoys & Wildlife Show – Frenchtown, NJ

Thanks to Ron Kobli and everyone from the Decoys & Wildlife Gallery in Frenchtown, NJ for such a nice show!  My family and I were pleased to meet many of our collectors from the area. :D If you happen to be near Frenchtown, be sure to drop by the gallery […] Read more »

33rd Annual Miniature Art Society of Florida Exhibition

I am pleased to post that this painting, "Symphony of Light", watercolor on ivorine, was awarded a top honor at the Miniature Art Society of Florida’s 33rd annual exhibition – "Best Work by a Young Artist" (Best of Show for artists 35 or younger).  This is the second time I […] Read more »