I am doing some painting research in the Grand Teton National Park tonight & tomorrow. After spending so many long hours painting in the studio & on the road, it is very relaxing & inspirational to do some fieldwork — especially in such a beautiful area. This part of the […] Read more »
Painting in Jackson Hole
We just got into Jackson today. I set up a "studio" in my hotel room. I actually got quite a bit done on the painting (16×20 fox painting) tonight. I hope to have the painting finished soon — it’s coming along pretty well. Our gallery (Galleries West […] Read more »
Art on the Road
This is a photo of tonight’s beautiful sunset. We, of course, shot lots of pictures we plan to paint. Very inspiring!! :) I have just started a few new pieces (in the car, on the road) — one is half complete and two others are sketched. The roads haven’t been too difficult to […] Read more »
My Great Escape
I am escaping from my studio, sort of. I am about to make a quick trip out west. The artists in my family will be cunducting a workshop for young painters at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming through the Wyoming Junior Duck Stamp program. While […] Read more »
Arizona Research
I have been looking through some of our new references from Arizona. Visiting beautiful places is so inspiring!! We had the opportunity to study so many species of hummingbirds, gathering thousands of photographic references, and even attended a hummingbird banding outing with an Arizona hummingbird society while we were there!! […] Read more »
Flowers of Arizona
I have been doing some research for new paintings recently — part of which was a return trip to Arizona. We have had so many fantastic opportunities to gather reference and study various species of plants and animals lately! I also have several new studio works to post in the […] Read more »
Galleries West of Jackson Hole, Wyoming
We have added a new gallery if you haven’t already heard, "Galleries West Fine Art" in Jackson, Wyoming (www.gallerieswestjacksonhole.com)!! My family and I are expanding our gallery representation (several new galleries will be added to our dealers page soon.) and cutting back on a portion of our previous exhibitions that […] Read more »
New Shows
I have been painting madly for the past month for upcoming shows and galleries which has kept me away from my journal. For those in the area, I will be sending a selection of new paintings to our gallery in Frenchtown, NJ (www.decoyswildlife.com). They (Decoys & Wildlife and Gabriele’s Galleries) […] Read more »
Happy New Year!!
Just a quick note to wish everyone a Happy New Year! I have been spending some long hours in the studio painting. I will have some updates on some of my paintings in progress soon! Read more »
New Paintings & Cold Temperatures
I have recently begun the color phase of my recent bathing swan miniature commission. I like the way it’s turning out. A photo of the color painting is now posted next to the sketch in my studio’s commissions page if you’d like to take a look. I’ve just started the […] Read more »