Harley (finished): September 17, 2008

"Harley" is complete! This is an 11"x14" oil on stretched canvas. I'm including a close-up detailed image of the painting.

Harley (progress): January 12, 2008

"Harley" is just about complete. It will need minor tweaking and must meet with the approval of my client.

Harley (progress): September 11, 2008

"Harley" is coming along. Her body has been completed.

Harley (progress): September 10, 2008

Harley's underlying body colors have been put in.

Harley (progress): September 8, 2008

The background has been touched up and added to. Also the most distant parts of Harley have been put in.

Harley (progress): September 7, 2008

"Harley" is my latest painting in progress. It is oil on stretched 11"x14" canvas. I have begun with a soft background that establishes a sense of place and makes Harley the main focus.

Glacier Runner: July 31, 2008

"Glacier Runner" is finished after more flowers were added.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 28, 2008

Adjustments are still being made to "Glacier Runner". A couple of trees have been added to the area to the left and flowers have been reworked.

Glacier Runner: July 24, 2008

"Glacier Runner" is a 22"x28" oil painting on stretched canvas.

Great News!: July 23, 2008

One of my paintings, "Swallowtail and Lilac", has been accepted into the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition which will be held at Devin Galleries in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, from September 12 through October 11!

Glacier Runner (progress): July 22, 2008

A rock and some trees have been added to the area to the right as well as some of the Yellow Fawn Lilies.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 19, 2008

"Glacier Runner" is coming along. The trail and foreground vegetation has been put in.

Glacier Runner (progress): July17, 2008

The larger white bark pine trees are in.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 16, 2008

The snow and water were touched up and some trees have been put in.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 11, 2008

The water has been worked a little more.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 10, 2008

The mountain has been worked down to the water.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 9, 2008

More detail has been added to the lower right portion of the mountains. My palette consists of cadmium red, cadmium yellow, French ultramarine, burnt sienna and titanium white.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 7, 2008

More and more detail is being added to the mountains.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 3, 2008

Texture has been applied to the upper portion of the mountains.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 2, 2008

The sky is complete and background color has been laid in for the mountains.

Glacier Runner (progress): July 1, 2008

I'm finally back to painting! This is a commissioned piece of a trail runner in Glacier National Park. "Glacier Runner" will be a 22"x28" oil painting on canvas. The drawing was done on a neutral-colored underpainting after several layers of gesso were applied to the canvas.
I'm also showing an image of our new cat helping me do the drawing for this painting. We got him at the Missoula Humane Society which has a very nice facility and a knowledgeable staff. He's very different in looks and personality. I'm thinking he is an oriental shorthair. Someday I'll have to do a painting of him.

Western Heritage Days Art Show: June 13-14, 2008

I participated in the Western Heritage Days Art Show in my hometown of Stevensville, Montana. Friday evening, June 13th, we had a reception, quick draw and live auction. I did a painting of a quail for the quick draw but didn't have my camera with me to photograph it and display it here. It was sold during the auction.
Nine artists submitted artwork to be voted on by the general public. I was honored to receive the award for the People's Choice! Included here are the painting ("Backcountry Portal") and the ribbon.

Freedom revised: April 25, 2008

I changed the background of "Freedom".

Freedom: April 17, 2008

Well, so much for "a painting a day"! It has been very difficult to get much painting done lately.
"Freedom" is a 9"x11" acrylic painting on stretched canvas.

Horses on Wool: April 9-11, 2008

"Horses on Wool" is acrylic on wool, 19.5"x16".

Woolly Mountain Man: April 3-4, 2008

This woolly Mountain Man took a couple of days to make. He is 16"x17" and made almost entirely of wool. The images include a closeup of the details.
My mom did a woman using wool which you can see on her blog.

Fisherman's Dream: March 31, 2008

The porch under the light has been warmed up and the mountains have been altered.

Wool Sheep: March 29, 2008

This is a 6"x8" felted wool "painting". This is a result of the In Good Company group whose technique this month is wool felting.

Fisherman's Dream (Progress): March 29, 2008

Most of the painting is done but some tweaking is needed.

Fisherman's Dream (Progress): March 28, 2008

I'm almost there!

Fisherman's Dream (Progress): March 27, 2008

The cabin is being built from the top down. This is to keep my hand out of the wet paint.

Fisherman's Dream (Progress): March 26, 2008

Stars are in the sky, the fisherman is fishing and more of the foreground has been put in.

Fisherman's Dream Progress: March 25, 2008

The northern lights have been put back in and more of the foreground has been done.

Happy Easter!: March 21, 2008

My son decorated some Easter eggs and, of course, I couldn't resist doing one myself. This one is painted with permanent markers. This is one egg shown from various angles.

Fisherman's Dream Progress: March 21, 2008

The lines between land and water have been adjusted and more of the foreground has been added.

Fisherman's Dream Progress: March 19, 2008

I wasn't happy with the northern lights so I removed them for now. After the sky has dried, I will try them again.

Fisherman's Dream Progress: March 17, 2008

I began painting the sky with its northern lights. I plan to add more color and make the northern lights more translucent. The paint needs to dry a little before I tackle that.

Fisherman's Dream: March 15, 2008

This is the complete drawing for "Fisherman's Dream".

Fisherman's Dream: March 14, 2008

AtticDragon left a comment on my drawing from March 12th about my perspective. He was correct to point out that my 1-point perspective made the drawing seem off. I went back to my reference image and sure enough there is 2-point perspective in it. I have redrawn "Fisherman's Dream" staying true to the reference but changing up the location of the cabin.

Fisherman's Dream: March 12, 2008

This is the beginnings of a drawing for my next painting which will be done in oil on 16"x20 inch stretched canvas.

Gerbera Daisies: March 9, 2008

"Gerbera Daisies" was is a 5"x7" acrylic painting on stretched canvas. It was painted March 9, 2008.

Glasses: March 4, 2008

I have made some more adjustments to "Glasses" - skin tones, chair pattern, background color.

Poppies: March 3, 2008

The poppies are done. I added black around the poppies and added highlights to bring them out more. I also added some more interest above them and added poppy seeds floating up from the seed pods. These paintings are 6" square mixed media - acrylic paint and photo transfer.