As I posted earlier, I have been primarily working on the stack of commissions I have in my studio right now. This is one of the rough sketches for my beaver commission. I have been painting on this piece for the last couple of days. I really liked studying this animal. […] Read more »
New Doodles
I finished a few paintings recently that never made it into the blog, unfortunately. Sometimes those deadlines…… This (pictured) is one of my new paintings I’ve just started to sketch out. I have a number of these half-done and just-started pieces sitting around my studio at the moment. :) Most […] Read more »
Return to Studio Work
I have just returned to my studio from our recent exhibition in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The show went very well. It was great to see everyone again! A few new things have popped up, so I will be posting about those a little later. I am starting on some requested artwork right […] Read more »
Wildlife Refuge Studies
A tour of Merritt Island today. Everything was just beautiful – and so many birds!! :) I have been to this area before, but hadn’t been able to spend adequate time in the refuge for more in-depth study. Truthfully, I would have liked to have spent a great deal more […] Read more »
New Year Studio Painting
I am working on a painting that has been sitting in my studio for a while – my rabbit painting. I haven’t posted an image of the image of the piece here in my blog, but I believe it is listed in my online studio’s "Work in progress" section. I […] Read more »
Take a Break…
It has been a while since my last post. I decided to take a sabbatical from blogging and a few other things. I will be posting more regularly now that the holidays have passed. Happy New Year!! :) Read more »
Eagle Sketch for New Artwork
Here is the sketch for my new American Bald Eagle painting. The painting is going fairly quickly, so I should be finished with it in the next few days. I am eager to get back to my large white tiger painting that is sitting in the back of my studio […] 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 »
The Finishing Touches and Endless Deadlines
I’m adding the finishing touches on a few of my miniature paintings for Miller Galleries Christmas miniature show "Objects of Desire". I just received some of the miniature frames for the paintings — they look great! I’ll post photos of all of the new miniature paintings when they’re in their frames. I’ve already […] Read more »
Miniature of a Great Egret
I just finished this miniature painting today. The piece has been in my studio for a little while. I came up with a few new ideas for it while painting my last mute swan piece. This is another painting that was researched a few years ago in Florida. :) […] Read more »