May 31st, 2007 at 9:15 pm (Butterfly Paintings & Sketches, Flower & Floral Paintings & Sketches, Galleries, Exhibitions & Shows, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings)
This painting, "Summer Blossoms - Queen Butterfly", and "Sunrise - Screech Owl" will be a part of the Bennington Center for the Arts "Small Works Show" that will be on display June 9th - December 23rd, 2007 in Bennington, Vermont. Thanks to the Bennington Center for the Arts for making this exhibition possible!
For more information about the arts center, visit
www.benningtoncenterforthearts.org 
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May 21st, 2007 at 11:38 am (Commissioned Paintings, Fox, Coyote & Wolf Paintings & Sketches, Inspiration, Research Study, & Field Trips, Miscellaneous, Nature Paintings & Sketches, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Paintings of Animals)
Some people find it interesting that I (or other artists in my family) will bring twigs, sticks, grass, rocks, leaves, logs, etc. into the studio to paint from life - so I thought that some of you may like to see the log that’s in my studio right now for the
fox paintings that I’m working on. It, and the other sections of trees that I gathered for this project, are being returned to the "wild" when the paintings are completed.
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May 17th, 2007 at 10:37 pm (Commissioned Paintings, Fox, Coyote & Wolf Paintings & Sketches, Inspiration, Research Study, & Field Trips, Nature Paintings & Sketches, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Paintings of Animals)
This is the progress of the three fox kit miniature paintings in my studio right now. I have a lot of the detail on the foxes themselves painted in already, though I’m not completely finished with them yet. For the commission, I am fortunate to have no set deadline, so I am able to set these pieces in my studio and study them and determine how to proceed to completion. (Though, I am eager to see them proceed as are a number of my blog visitors.) I am not quite sure how I would like to complete the logs in two of the paintings - what lichens or mosses to add, etc. I have done some research for the paintings recently during a short research trip with my family (to be posted soon) and may also bring some of the local forest habitat into my studio for reference to paint from life.
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May 10th, 2007 at 7:36 am (Commissioned Paintings, Fox, Coyote & Wolf Paintings & Sketches, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Paintings of Animals)
These are a few scans of some of the recent progress on the fox kit miniatures that I’m painting (one of them is a commissioned work - the inspiration for the collection). In my studio right now, they are farther into the color stages than what is shown here - I should have some more complete scans of them to post soon.
The sketches for these pieces can be
found in this post.
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May 9th, 2007 at 3:23 pm (Conservation, Galleries, Exhibitions & Shows, Inspiration, Research Study, & Field Trips, Miscellaneous, Paintings)
This past weekend my family and I held our annual spring wildlife art show at the Saint Croix Carpenter Nature Center. Our art shows are held in the spring and late fall at the nature center’s Trailside Lodge or Visitor Center (this show was in the Visitor’s Center). This year the University of Minnesota’ Raptor Center held their spring raptor release at the nature center also - releasing a rehabilitated American bald eagle, a broadwing hawk, and two red-tail hawks back to the wild on Saturday.
These snapshots of our art show are during one of the quieter moments on Saturday. Thanks to everyone that dropped by to see us!!
(The artwork in the second photo are all original works - we had a number of larger originals on display this year as well.)
(This is my mobile studio at the show. )
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May 8th, 2007 at 8:08 am (Exotic Bird Paintings & Sketches, Galleries, Exhibitions & Shows, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Paintings of Birds)
Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, Washington opens their "15th Annual Miniature Show" today - an international exhibit of miniatures. The show will run May 8th to June 3rd, 2007.
The painting in this post, a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, is one of five of my miniature paintings are on display at the exhibit. The other artists in my family are showing work in this exhibit also. For more information please visit the gallery’s website: http://www.parklanegallery.com
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May 7th, 2007 at 12:27 pm (Flower & Floral Paintings & Sketches, Inspiration, Research Study, & Field Trips, Nature Paintings & Sketches, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Sketches, Studies, & Doodles)
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May 5th, 2007 at 7:26 pm (Commissioned Paintings, Fox, Coyote & Wolf Paintings & Sketches, Inspiration, Research Study, & Field Trips, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Paintings of Animals, Sketches, Studies, & Doodles)
I’ve been commissioned to paint a small fox kit painting - a portrait. These are three sketches I made in preparation for the painting, though I might just paint all of the poses. The painting is for a very nice lady that just loves red foxes.
I had the wonderful opportunity to actually hold this little guy - so painting him is always special to me. It was so much fun to be able to get that close to him - he was just adorable!
(Actually, he started to get a little sleepy and doze a little because he was so comfortable.
)
I’ve been really lucky to be able to get up close to animals and wildlife and study them like I have. (Even bottle feeding a litter of hungry wolf puppies once….that was really a unique experience! ) It has made a world of difference in the inspiration that I draw from in my work. (A huge thanks to all of you that have helped me have these opportunities!!!)
I don’t post myself on the blog too often, but I just enjoyed my time with this little fox so much, I couldn’t resist (sorry). (Umm… my mouth is open because I’m talking. 
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May 4th, 2007 at 8:06 am (Horses, Deer, & Elk Paintings & Sketches, Larger Works 'in miniature', Paintings, Paintings of Animals)
This is a larger painting that I was working on a little earlier this week. It’s a 20" x 30" watercolor of a bull elk, titled "Passage". This piece developed pretty rapidly. I painted a study for this larger painting as a miniature 4" x 6". The miniature study can be
seen in this post.
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May 3rd, 2007 at 12:59 pm (Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Paintings of Birds, Swan Paintings & Sketches)
This is a new Trumpeter Swan miniature painting that was also recently completed (4″x6″). The sketch for the painting can be
found in this post.
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May 3rd, 2007 at 12:49 pm (Fox, Coyote & Wolf Paintings & Sketches, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Paintings of Animals)
I recently completed the resting wolf miniature painting that some of you may have seen earlier (in progress) on the blog - this is how the piece was finished.
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