I’ve been commissioned to paint a small fox kit painting – a portrait. These are three sketches I made in preparation for the painting, though I might just paint all of the poses. The painting is for a very nice lady that just loves red foxes. :D I had the […] Read more »
Seeing Critters
A little stop to visit with some critters :D My favorite part of getting out to shows and events is being able to stop and study wildlife or habitats from the area and gather a lot of fresh reference for painting. This is a photo of my dad being mugged […] Read more »
Western Landscapes – Studies for Paintings
I am doing some landscape studies today... Read more »
Seeing Yellowstone National Park
A little park touring today in Yellowstone for some new reference and study... Read more »
Painting Research in the Rocky Mountains
Spring is a wonderful time of year in the back areas of our national parks. There are so many wildflowers on display. Today was spent viewing habitat of the Rocky Mountain National Park. The seasonal conditions have not been the best in the area. However, in spite of that we […] Read more »
Birding
The past few days have involved walks on the beach for reference of Floridian species of wildlife – birds in particular. In addition to a variety of birds, we were joined by a number of dolphins as well.Thanks to our friends for their help in directing us to popular wildlife […] Read more »
Aquatic Wildlife
A visit to Sea World for some oceanic reference and study. I especially enjoyed seeing the polar bear exhibit where the water is kept at a specific temperature for the comfort of the bear – simulating it’s natural habitat. :) Read more »
Conservation for Wild Cats
I spent the day surrounded by wildcats — simply breathtaking. :) We are working with Big Cat Rescue, gathering reference for new work through numerous hours of study. We have some fund raising work scheduled for the near future – I will be sure to post about that when plans […] Read more »
New Research For Paintings – Florida
A number of our galleries have been doing quite well lately. I just received notice that one of my galleries has sold out of my artwork (so I have some work to do :) ). It is a good thing we have scheduled this research outing for new study. I […] Read more »
A Photo Shoot That Wasn’t
We headed off bright and early this morning for a photoshoot in the northwoods of Minnesota to get some new references. Unfortunately, we ran into some fairly poor conditions (there is a stand of trees in the very center of the photo that shows as a faint grey because of the […] Read more »