Oasis (complete): March 10-11, 2010

"Oasis" is finished. This is a 20"x30" acrylic painting.

Oasis (in progress): March 7-8, 2010

More leaves are done; and there are more to be painted.

Oasis (in progress): March 6, 2010

The darker leaves have been put in.

Oasis (in progress): March 4, 2010

The rocks are done and the darker leaves have been put in.

Oasis (in progress): March 1-2, 2010

Most of the rocks have been put in.

Oasis (in progress): February 28, 2010

The blue underpainting has been totally covered with leaf and rock shapes. A couple of the rocks have been shaped and shaded in the upper left corner.

Oasis (in progress): February 25, 2010

"Oasis" is being painted in acrylic instead of oil. A layer of paint is being put down to cover the crazy blue of the background and to establish the shapes of the leaves and rocks.

Pelican Panorama (finished): January 5, 2010

"Pelican Panorama" is complete. This was painted using acrylic on 12"x24" stretched canvas.

Pelican Panorama (progress): January 4, 2010

The pelican's entire head and beak are complete. Next is his body and wing.

Pelican Panorama (progress): December 31, 2009

The pelican's eye and some of its bill has been painted.

Pelican Panorama (progress): December 30, 2009

The background was painted awhile ago. The background colors on the pelican have been blocked in.

Gizmo: December 11, 2009

"Gizmo" is a commissioned acrylic painting, 2.5"x3.5", on 140 lb. watercolor paper.

Crockett (complete): November 2, 2009

"Crockett" is finished. This is a 5"x7" commissioned acrylic painting on 140 lb. watercolor paper. The color here is not as red as previous photos of the progression because a camera was used to capture the image instead of a scanner as was the case in the previous images. This is closer to the true color.

Crockett (in progress): November 29, 2009

"Crockett" is still in progress. His face needs quite a bit more molding and lightening.

Crockett (in progress): November 25, 2009

Crockett's chest is done as well as his tongue and eyes.

Crockett (in progress): November 24, 2009

"Crockett" is an acrylic painting in progress.

Bob Marshall Wilderness (Saw): November 14, 2009

"Bob Marshall Wilderness" is complete. This is a commissioned acrylic painting on a handsaw. Here are images of the entire piece as well as a couple of closeups.

Bob Marshall Wilderness (Saw): November 12, 2009

The rear horse is complete and the middle horse is about half done.

Bob Marshall Wilderness (Saw): November 11, 2009

Still in progress. All is done except for the pack string.

Bob Marshall Wilderness (Saw): November 9, 2009

This is an acrylic painting (in progress) of a pack train in the Bob Marshall wilderness. The saw was first cleaned, then primed with several coats of primer and a couple of coats of acrylic gesso. The drawing was laid out and an undercoating of a warm mid-tone of acrylic was painted in. This layer is a light brick red which can still be seen on the foreground hill. The mountains and creek bottom are the areas that are complete.