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 »
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 »
Whistle Pik Galleries Christmas Miniature Show
Here are some snapshots of the gallery during the opening event for the Christmas Miniature Show (www.whistlepik.com). I was very pleased that all of my family’s paintings in the show were sold out when we arrived. :D The exhibit space is set up very beautifully, and as you can see […] 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 »
Leopard Sketch
This is a sketch for a painting of a leopard. I hope to have a painting of it completed relatively soon for an upcoming exhibition. Read more »
American Art in Miniature 2007
This painting will be in the Thomas Gilcrease Museum’s "American Art in Miniature 2007" in Tulsa, Oklahoma November 1st (I am planning to be at the event, also). I painted this piece while I was out west for the most part. The habitat in the painting is from our hike […] Read more »