09Nov
This is my newest video on YouTube - “On Golden Pond - Trumpeter Swans” traditional miniature in watercolor on board. The original is a part of a collection of my paintings being exhibited at the Whistle Pik Galleries’ Christmas Miniature Show this year, a contemporary miniature art exhibit in central Texas. (I’m very pleased to be a resident artist at the gallery. Please drop in if you have the chance…they are some of the nicest people in the business. 
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http://www.whistlepik.com
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29Oct
Wildlife Art; Great Horned Owl Watercolor Painting...in miniature
This piece is a portrait of a Great Horned Owl that fades off into the warm brown background. I haven’t painted a vinyette recently… I usually try to complete the subject to the edges of the frame. (…something that one of my teachers taught that really stuck. 
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For this owl painting I wanted something softer. This is Sam from the Minnesota Raptor Center - one of their education birds that cannot be released. She lives at the Raptor Center. I love watching her. She always seems to have a regal look about her (regal…with attitude…).
The painting is about 6″ x 6″ and is watercolor painted on board.
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16Sep
This is a small snow leopard painting that I recently finished - watercolor on ivorine. The head of the cat is just about 2 inches height/width. Being one of the smaller miniatures, it didn’t spend a lot of extra time on my easel, just a few days - one thing that I do like about painting the smaller ones.
I’ve been wanting to paint another big cat, a snow leopard inparticular, for some time - I think it’s been about a year since I painted one. I love big cats and the intense expressions that they have. It’s such a challenge to capture their look in a painting. Snow leopards are so beautiful with all of the soft grays in their fur that contrast with the crisp black spotting - very fun to paint.
Being that these beautiful cats are an endangered species, it makes painting them a little more special. The Snow Leopard Trust has done a lot to help these cats through donations and volunteers - http://www.snowleopard.org/
(Click on the images to see a larger image of the cat painting in a new window) This painting is currently available.
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02Sep
Joe Hautman speaking at the Federal Duck Stamp home state celebration in Owatonna, MN.
My family and I were invited to Joe Hautman’s home state celebration recently in Owatonna, MN for the 2008 Federal Duck Stamp - working with some of the organization committee with the art events and children’s area. Joe is working on a project with the University of Saint Thomas to create a Minnesota Wildlife Art Museum to highlight Minnesota artists and what they do to bring issues of conservation to light. In the past has helped restore wetlands in MN through conservation groups also.
I was asked to paint on location for the event, so I started a new piece the night before for the occasion…being that this event was held outdoors, I was a little concerned that the weather might not cooperate. So, to prevent possible damage from an unpredicted rain storm, or whatever else nature might bring, I chose to start a new painting instead of bringing an existing work-in-progress. (I actually, started blocking in the piece around 4am that morning… More sleep dep… :/ lol! ) The cougar I’m working on is 20×24. I will post a more complete image of the painting for you soon.
A number of representatives of the media came through the event, including Kent Herbeck Outdoors television, to film, shoot photos, and interview.
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09Jul
This is a painting I completed earlier this year that recently arrived for exhibit at Whistle Pik Galleries in Texas. (I just realized that the painting hadn’t been posted on the blog yet :/ …oops. )
I love painting parrots…and being able to get to see them and watch their personalities. You may already know, most of the time I tend to paint native North American wildlife - but I do break away occasionally to paint the intense colors as in this Blue and Gold Macaw. This painting sat on my easel for a while to be sure the sheen of soft light and varied feather color came out correctly to reflect the softness. It also has a great amount of detail work in all of the feathers and the other areas of texture - very fun to paint. The miniature painting is 9×12 and painted in watercolor on board. :D Enjoy! - Thanks for dropping by!
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05Jun
I am pleased to post that my family and I have just signed with the Hadley Companies.
Hadley Licensing is now our exclusive agent of our artwork on all commercial products, representing hundreds of images that are available. With 30+ years in the business, they are one of the leading licensing agents in the USA & Canada.
We are very pleased to have been approached by Hadley for representation. There are already a number of projects in the works - I will let everyone in on the details as soon as I can. ….but very happy that our art images are now more widely available to those who enjoy our artwork.
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