Commissioned Portrait: Stephanie and Jazz
Every once in a while I get to paint a portrait of the relationship between a human and an animal,
pastel painting
Featured Artwork: Bandit
SOMETIMES WE DON’T realize until years later that a series of odd circumstances has an intention beyond our control; often
March Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Morning Shift Studio
March is a month of change so the choice of art for this month is all over the place. This
Commissioned Portrait: Tommy
Tommy was another portrait from 2016, and he and his family were very special customers. I’ve known his person, Melanie
Featured Artwork: “Winter Window”
Kelly pauses in the stark pastel light of a winter afternoon through the big north window in my studio, absolutely
Commissioned Portrait: Sadie, Marley, Cici and Ashes
I’ve been working on this “family portrait” for a while, moving the cats around and resizing it and I think
Daily Sketch Reprise: Early Evening
I caught Mewsette having a meditative moment as the sun came around to the bedroom window, just catching her whiskers
Daily Sketch Reprise: “Here in the Shadows”, 2013
June was (supposed to be) sunny, July is usually a little too sunny—and hot. But a shady corner next to
Commissioned Portrait: “Guy”
Meet Guy, happy in his pool. I like portraits where the subjects are happy, even if that makes the portrait
The Artist’s Life: “Great Rescues” Five Years Later
Five years ago today I resumed and completed a project I’d begun a decade earlier, never thinking it would take