Welcoming Autumn

It’s hard to believe that it’s mid October already!  …in celebration of Autumn, this is one of my newer works that has not yet been posted… “Autumn Softness – Bull Moose”, 8×10, watercolor on board – A moody Fall painting of one of the many moose that reside near Jackson Hole, […] Read more »

Waterlily Miniature Painting

This is another one of my floral pieces that were just completed – a waterlily from sunken aquatic garden at the conservatory in Saint Paul that I visit occasionally.  This was a very fun piece to paint.  The cupped shaped petals, glowing pink in the depths of the blossom from […] Read more »

Whitetail Buck Painting

I just completed this new Whitetail buck miniature painting, pictured here in both sepia and the finished stages.  The watercolor painting is 5×7. It was awesome seeing this buck at close range.  It seemed that no matter how he stood in front of me, that he was holding a majestic […] Read more »

Young Wolf Painting

This is a new young wolf painting that has just come off the easel.  It is an unusual pose, so I thought it would be a nice challenge.  The first scan is the beginning watercolor sepia stage of the piece. This is the final painting.  It is watercolor on board […] Read more »

Sneak Peek – Grizzlies in Miniature

This is one of the paintings in my studio that has been keeping me occupied lately…one of many, actually.  The full painting is 30×40 inches (Watercolor on board, in miniature) of 2 grizzly bears in a disagreement ;).    The photo posted here is slightly skewed and a detail section shot […] 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 »

New Wolf Portrait in Miniature

This is a new painting that was started a day or so ago, shown here in it’s sepia stage.  It is watercolor and about 8″x10″.  When I had the chance to study this wolf, I was particularly drawn to his beautiful light eyes (with a faint hint of aqua) in […] Read more »

Putting In the Details – Timberwolf Watercolor

This is a new piece that I just started on a day or so ago, still in the sepia stage of painting in the essence of texture and shapes.   It’s a watercolor painting (done in miniature of course :D)  features a timberwolf and will be 16″ x 20″. I […] Read more »

Young Native American Girl Portrait in Miniature

I was in the mood for some color a few days ago, after painting so many earth tones in my wildlife paintings, so I started on this little piece, which is now nearly complete.  This is a smaller miniature, only around 4×6 in, of a young Native American girl in […] Read more »