Sunday Sketches

Sunday Sketches… This is a scan from my 8.5×11 sketchbook.  The page was a field sketch from an one of our outings in a natural preserve in Minnesota.  It was a bit boggy on this trip.  …was pleased to find some carnivorous plants. Read more »

Iris Sketch – New Spring Painting

  It is finally starting to feel like spring – it is warm enough to open the windows of my studio to listen to the birds sing during the day while I paint. :D Things haven’t ‘greened up’ quite yet, but I am anxiously waiting for them to sprout. :D […] Read more »

Nautical & Maritime – Miniature Boat

This is a little boat miniature I just finished for Christmas (it was painted to be a surprise gift, so I couldn’t post the progress for everyone earlier…).  I’m not an expert in boat related topics, and I’ve never painted a boat before, so this was a new feat.  It’s […] 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 »

Cougar in the Mountains – Jackson Hole

My family and I will be a part of the Jackson Fall Arts Festival – participating in our gallery’s events.  We will be painting in the showroom on Friday & Saturday (possibly on Thursday evening as well) for their "Fall Roundup" exhibition.  I will be painting this new cougar piece […] Read more »

Presidential Commission

This is another commissioned piece that I am working on (still in the sketch phase at the moment). This is the sketch/drawing for the painting - which will be watercolor on Ivorine. When it is finished, the piece will be a part of... Read more »