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 »

Sketch for Lupine Miniature

This is the sketch of a blooming lupine that I made for a new miniature painting.  I started this piece to work on during our show this past weekend at the Carpenter Nature Center.  The flowers are from one of my trips to the Grand Teton National Park to study […] Read more »

Sketches – Red Fox Kit Miniature Commission

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 »

Trumpeter Swan Miniature – Sketch

This is a rough sketch for a new miniature painting that I should be starting soon. :D It’s a trumpeter swan and will be about 4×6. Read more »

Safari Club Painting – Sketch

This is the initial sketch for my "quick draw" painting for the Minnesota Safari Club auction this evening. :)  Read more »

Fox Kit Miniature Painting (initial sketch)

  This is another little miniature I just started working on — It’s a little red fox kit (in the initial sketch phase of painting).  Read more »

New Little Wolf Puppy Painting (initial sketch)

This is a sketch for a new little wolf puppy I am starting as a miniature painting.  :D   Read more »

Sketch for a Miniature Landscape

This is a little thumbnail sketch for a miniature landscape painting I have started working on. It is a little western landscape (or waterscape ). I took a hike back in the wild areas near Yellowstone National Park & followed this splashing stream for a bit as the sun started […] Read more »

Bald Eagle Watching

I went for a short walk the other day and saw an adult American bald eagle soaring overhead. It was soaring fairly low, which surprised me a little. There are quite a few of them that appear to be nearby residents and frequent the local area throughout the year. Their […] Read more »