Lake Michigan Beach Artwork There’s just something about the beach that is so calming and so peaceful. I gave myself a special challenge with this piece- to paint entirely from memory and try to create a contemplative work that would [ . . . ]
Farm Artwork for Sale There’s just something about rural areas that just seem to speak to me. Maybe it’s something in the genes- I do come from a bit of a farming background, and still have many relatives on my [ . . . ]
Great Smoky Mountains Artwork and Prints As the year came to a close, I was inspired to take a short trip back to the Smokies and try to capture the beauty that surrounded us there on our trip down south [ . . . ]
Traveling the back roads of Colorado you can see some of the most amazing landscapes. Vast meadows and hills at the foot of the mountains, not a soul around for miles, listening to only the wind in the fields, and [ . . . ]
Sometimes it’s good to challenge yourself. The beautiful views in Colorado can be difficult to capture unless you have a panoramic view camera. Trough Road Triptych Trough Road III The sheer vastness of the mountains, meadows and canyons are [ . . . ]
Work in Progress~ Colorado landscape painting I had some open time this week, allowing me to spend some time in the studio working on some new paintings. I combined portions of several photos from last fall’s trip out to Colorado [ . . . ]
I am really happy with how this Colorado artwork turned out! Shadows stretch across the meadow and the rising sun sparkles through the river to dapple the rocks. There is still a bit of pink in the clouds in [ . . . ]
Finishing Artwork Back in the studio again today before heading out to get some supplies. Only small details really remain to be added in. The differences between the two photos are pretty minor, but essentially I think it may be [ . . . ]
Today, I was able to spend quite a bit of time in the studio, completely absorbed in my work. I didn’t photograph after every step, but have a couple of new landscape painting steps to show you how things are [ . . . ]
Landscape Painting Techniques After looking at my photos on Saturday, I was not happy with the shadows on the meadow- they were too flat and horizontal in direction. I felt that they should be on a slight angle toward the [ . . . ]
