This is Whiskers. She belongs to my very good friend Sandy, whom I visited back in June during the IAPS convention. She came and sat on my knee, and I couldn’t resist snapping a photo with hopes of painting her. There will be a short slide show video of the process on YouTube soon. No…
Curiosity Kits
(Studio Clean-Out Sale is still going on! Click here) I have friends and collectors who are always on the lookout for scenes they’d like to see me paint. A friend of mine sent me the photo for this one. My friend’s neighbor had a fox den in the yard, resulting in this adorable image of…
Hardy Texas Blues
If you’re looking for the Studio Clean Out Sale, Click Here Using a New Product I realized recently that all my Bluebonnet paintings had found homes, so it was time to try another. A few days ago, a new product arrived at my studio, and I was equally anxious to use it as I was…
Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place
Pssst…if you’re looking for the Studio Clean-Out Sale… Click Here Story of the painting “Let’s take GrandEst to see Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place”, suggested my son to his wife. So we loaded my three grandchildren up in the car and drove out to this intriguingly titled area. This year was amazing for the wildflowers in…
Surface Trial Challenge
(pssst! Be sure and check out the Studio Clean Out Sale!) Experimenting to Find Your Style So many different choices of surfaces to paint on! I don’t know much about other mediums, but for pastel it seems there are hundreds of possible surfaces to choose from. Why is it important to experiment with surfaces? Two…