During one of our trips to an exhibition, we came across these beautiful horses…I immediately knew they would be a painting. One of the delights in this piece was to be able to use such bold golden tones contrasted with the grass and distant cools in the vegetation behind them. […] Read more »
Coyote Puppies
A recent painting of a playful litter of coyote puppies. They thoroughly enjoyed chasing each other until they were fully exhausted. I think I may have had as much fun, just watching them, as they seemed to be having in their playful romps. I loved the energy, textures involved […] Read more »
Wolf Puppies on the Easel
This is the progress on the little wolf puppy painting (9×12, watercolor on board). It should be finishing up soon. Read more »
Cheering the Studio – Wolf Puppies, etc.
Living in the land of 10,000 frozen lakes, I spend quite a bit of time painting in my studio in the winters. But lately, it seems to be especially gloomy. So, as I twittered earlier this week, I started on a new cheery, sunny painting of wolf puppies to brighten […] Read more »
New Wolf Puppy Painting – Sketch
This is a graphite sketch for a new wolf puppy painting. The piece will be about 4×6 or 5×7 when completed. :) Read more »
Cuddling Subjects
I just went on a photoshoot the other day – these little guys were SO cute! A few litters of baby wolves.. (This one really liked being scratched and cuddled. :) ) I also held a baby woodchuck who crawled into my jacket to get warm…he was about the size […] Read more »
Commission of Chloe
This is a commissioned work that I just completed and the steps to create the painting. I started out with a fairly detailed pencil sketch of the puppy in graphite. Doing a more detailed drawing first helps me establish my values before I begin the painting process. The drawing transferred […] Read more »
Wolf Pup Sketch
This is a little wolf puppy sketch that I am painting. He was very cute . He became very interested in eating the log (and then spitting out the not-so-tasty pieces of wood) while I was studying and photographing him. The painting is about 8×10. Read more »