I have to admit, I absolutely love mountains.. This was from our trip in the fall of 2010 to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the Fall Arts Festival. Spending the early mornings encountering bison, moose, coyote, and so many more that we come across in the GTNP. Another one of my […] Read more »
Silver Gray Timber Wolf
. This new 5×7 painting just left the easel.. Silver Gray – Timber Wolf, watercolor on board. I have been fussing with this piece for some time… it’s been propped on various easels in my studio and my drafting table..looking at me.. When I get to a certain point in […] Read more »
Cheering the Studio – Wolf Puppies, etc.
Living in the land of 10,000 frozen lakes, I spend quite a bit of time painting in my studio in the winters. But lately, it seems to be especially gloomy. So, as I twittered earlier this week, I started on a new cheery, sunny painting of wolf puppies to brighten […] Read more »
Seaside Art Gallery & New Miniature Paintings
On the way back from our trip to Wyoming, Montana, and Washington, after so much time traveling and away from my studio, I was getting an intense urge to paint something… Anything. (It’s a common phenomena when you’re addicted to art as badly as I am….) So, on the road, […] Read more »
Pacific Northwest Travels
Swamped a bit lately recovering from the trip and finishing up some deadlines..but finally a chance to make a post here… :D For the final leg of our Western adventure, we quickly toured Washington State. …going to several wildlife facilities and visiting friends. Lots of beautiful things to paint and […] Read more »
Galleries West – Jackson, WY
A great big “Thank You” to Galleries West in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for having a wonderful show/open house during the Jackson Fall Arts Festival! :D We had a lovely time…as always! Read more »
Young Native American Girl Portrait in Miniature
I was in the mood for some color a few days ago, after painting so many earth tones in my wildlife paintings, so I started on this little piece, which is now nearly complete. This is a smaller miniature, only around 4×6 in, of a young Native American girl in […] Read more »
Painting for Contemporary Miniature Shows & Other Events
As I posted in twitter earlier, I have been very swamped lately ( …seems like I’m always saying that… :? ). I just completed some works for exhibits that will open around the end of the year (I will post more about that later on). I did get to escape […] Read more »
Snow Leopard – Small Miniature
This is a small snow leopard painting that I recently finished – watercolor on ivorine. The head of the cat is just about 2 inches height/width. Being one of the smaller miniatures, it didn’t spend a lot of extra time on my easel, just a few days – one […] Read more »
Timberwolf Painting – The Starting Point
This is the beginnings of a wolf piece – the sepia stage (My favorite part….where the essence of the piece is painted in crisp watercolor). The painting is one of my larger miniatures at 24″ x 36″ – so adding all of the texture to the animal, covering […] Read more »