We had a bit of a behind the scenes tour today of the wildlife at Busch Gardens here in Florida. All of their animals are so beautiful and well cared for — though, as nice as their enclosures may be, I do wish these animals didn’t have to be in […] Read more »
A Little Painting Time
It can be quite exhausting to be out in the field all day for study and research. Thankfully, tonight I was able to get a little painting time in at the hotel room. I just started work on a miniature cat piece – it will be posted (in it’s color […] Read more »
Conservation for Wild Cats
I spent the day surrounded by wildcats — simply breathtaking. :) We are working with Big Cat Rescue, gathering reference for new work through numerous hours of study. We have some fund raising work scheduled for the near future – I will be sure to post about that when plans […] Read more »
New Research For Paintings – Florida
A number of our galleries have been doing quite well lately. I just received notice that one of my galleries has sold out of my artwork (so I have some work to do :) ). It is a good thing we have scheduled this research outing for new study. I […] Read more »
Proofing – Ducks Unlimited’s Sponsor Print
I visited the printer today to approve the final proof for the Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Print. I think it looks very nice – the colors reproduced well. It is really exciting to see the finished (or near finished) product of your artwork being made like this. I am […] Read more »
Moose Sculpture – Bronze in Progress
Here is an updated picture of the progress of my precast moose bronze. I have been adding a bit of habitat and texture to the piece. Read more »
Painting Wildlife
I have been painting on both my large (24×36) white tiger painting as well as my rabbit piece today. Read more »
White Wolf Painting
My white wolf miniature piece is just about finished. I have been brushing up on the habitat featured in the background of the painting today. I think it has turned out well. :) I will be sending this piece to Jackson Hole for my gallery’s miniature artwork exhibition. Read more »
The Moose in My Studio
I did a little work on my moose bronze today. I usually have to take a few breaks from my paintings during the day, so I like to switch to sculpting for a short while during that time. :) Read more »
Mountain Bluebird Miniature
I am finishing up on my Mountain Bluebird piece – I should have it done tomorrow sometime. I’ll post the final image of the painting as soon as I can. Read more »