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Plans for a Black Leopard

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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 »

Chipmunk Miniature Watercolor

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This is a little miniature I’m working on as well.  It’s a chipmunk that I saw while I was out in Wyoming this fall.  There were two of them that were scavenging around a park area.  They were fairly used to being around humans, so they did come up fairly […] Read more »

Nature in Miniature – Flemish Miniature Paintings

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I thought that I would post a little of my inspiration. :D I do quite a bit of digging around researching earlier miniature art through various different sources.  The art of miniature painting has so many different facets to it and connected to so many cultures.  Seeing so much that […] Read more »

Defensive – Wolf Watercolor Miniature

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This is a new miniature I am working on.  This is a 9×12 painting of a wolf – very soft tones in this piece.  I liked the more unusual pose of him, his ears back, makes the piece more unique and helps give a deeper story to the painting with […] Read more »

Mammoth Miniature Painting

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I like to keep my painting experience interesting.  In traditional miniature painting, there are a lot of different surfaces recommended for artists to paint on – one of them is antique ivory.  It, and ivory substitutes that have been made, are very luminous and help the artist create more ambiance […] Read more »

Whistle Pik Galleries Christmas Miniature Show

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Here are some snapshots of the gallery during the opening event for the Christmas Miniature Show (www.whistlepik.com).  I was very pleased that all of my family’s paintings in the show were sold out when we arrived. :D The exhibit space is set up very beautifully, and as you can see […] Read more »

Decoys & Wildlife Show – Frenchtown, NJ

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Thanks to Ron Kobli and everyone from the Decoys & Wildlife Gallery in Frenchtown, NJ for such a nice show!  My family and I were pleased to meet many of our collectors from the area. :D If you happen to be near Frenchtown, be sure to drop by the gallery […] Read more »

74th Miniature Painters Sculptors & Gravers Exhibit – Washington, DC

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I just received notice that this painting, “Calm – Great Egret” (watercolor on Ivorine), was awarded ‘Second in Show’, the ‘Manny Sullivan Award for Excellence’, at the 74th Miniature Painters Sculptors & Gravers Exhibit of Washington, DC (the oldest miniature art society in America – http://www.mpsgs.org/).  I am honored to […] Read more »