My painting of a pair of Canada Geese on calm water tied for 5th place in the USFWS 2011 Federal Duck Stamp competition held at the David Brower Center in Berkley, California last week. The painting will be a part of the National tour around the country in 2010-2011 with stops […] Read more »
Kelley Galleries Miniatures Show 2010 -Woodbury MN
October 15th I was in attendance for the Artist Reception at Kelley Galleries in Woodbury, MN. If you happened to miss it, the exhibit is still on display through the 24th. This is my first year of being a part of their event. Many thanks to Don Kelley and Kyle […] Read more »
A Busy Art-Filled Summer
A very busy summer! This year has been amazing… Time in the studio has been more productive than in any previous years, I have been very blessed to be represented by so many quality galleries around the country, and I have had the invitations and available work to be a […] Read more »
Deep Pink – Iris Painting
This is the third floral painting I’ve completed recently. I think I should start a few more… This is another painting that was inspired from the Minnesota Arboretum. I loved touring the grounds there. In the evening during our last visit (last spring), there was a group of plein aire […] Read more »
Whitetail Buck Painting
I just completed this new Whitetail buck miniature painting, pictured here in both sepia and the finished stages. The watercolor painting is 5×7. It was awesome seeing this buck at close range. It seemed that no matter how he stood in front of me, that he was holding a majestic […] Read more »
New Work in a Busy Studio..
Very busy around the studio lately. Shipments to galleries, Holiday exhibitions.. commissions and new paintings for new venues requesting work… Keeps me on my toes! Thanks so much to everyone for your support of my work..it is SO appreciated! This is one of the paintings that I’ve just started on […] 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 »
Sneak Peek – Grizzlies in Miniature
This is one of the paintings in my studio that has been keeping me occupied lately…one of many, actually. The full painting is 30×40 inches (Watercolor on board, in miniature) of 2 grizzly bears in a disagreement ;). The photo posted here is slightly skewed and a detail section shot […] Read more »
Two New Works – ‘Trail Mix, Red Squirrel’ and ‘Wistful, Timberwolf’ (In Progress)
. These are two new paintings I am working on at the moment “Trail Mix – Red Squirrel” (5×7) and “Wistful – Timberwolf” (Approximately 8×10). Both are pictured here in the sepia stage. I have a large body of new work that will be distributed later this summer and fall […] 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 »