“His Majesty” on a 16 x 20 inch stretched canvas with deep sides. Still drawn to these majestic beasts! And still having fun playing with the crackle paste, working on technique and getting the just right application. This piece is … Continued
Last week I dropped off several new pieces for my wall at Tessera Fine Art Gallery. I try to do that every couple of months to keep my wall there full of fresh and new pieces. After these new pieces … Continued
I asked my Facebook followers for help naming this fellow, and received many great suggestions..most of which will be saved for future roosters! The winner for this particular one though is solely based on the fact that it came with … Continued
“Little Church in the Wildwood” was inspired by the hymn about the “Little Brown Church in the Wildwood.” I have always been intrigued by the word wildwood, so when this eirie and peculuar landscape appeared I almost exclaimed to myself … Continued
“The Astronomer” is so named because of the star charts used to create the tree branches. It is just not hard for me to imagine this wise old owl keeping track of heavenly happenings in the winter sky. The owl … Continued
I don’t work a lot in oranges, but I love the colors in this piece! I couldn’t capture the gold sheen that highlights the leaves in the foreground. There are many layers of papers and paints. The sky is Citra … Continued
Sharing an old favorite along with a new piece in a totally different style and medium. First, from 2012 when I did oodles of watercolor illustrations, many of them owls…. …to just last week when I did yet more owls, … Continued
This piece is an example for an upcoming “Touch of Whimsy” workshop. In the workshop we will be looking at four main ingredients of making fun and whimsical artwork. There is actually a bit of a formula for tweaking reality … Continued
I really enjoyed making this piece. First off, I just really like elephants! And I love texture and the crackled “mud” background in this piece really captivated me. And finally, the whole concept of these elephants painted from photos I … Continued
