December 2011

"Unfinished Business" was voted as one of three People's Choice Awards in the Richeson 75 Oline Internaitonal Art Competitions Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2012.  To see the show click on this link Richeson 75. ORIGINAL SOLD (limited edition prints available)

November 2011

"Unfinished Business" was chosen for the Juror's Honor Award in the Richeson 75 Oline Internaitonal Art Competitions Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2012.  To see the show click on this link Richeson 75. ORIGINAL SOLD (limited edition prints available)

My entry for the Federal Duck Stamp Contest, a pair of mallards, placed in the top twenty and will be on tour for the next year along with the other top twenty entries and the winning painting.  ORIGINAL SOLD

September 2011

I just returned from the opening of the "Birds in Art" exhibition and was pleasantly surprised to find out that my painting "Light Landing" was one of two pieces selected to be the poster for the exhibition.  Posters may be purchased from the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.  ORIGINAL SOLD

May 2011

I very happy and fortunate to report that my work has been accepted through a jury process into three major exhibitions.

"Light Landing", (shown above) one of my newest prints, featuring an indigo bunting will be part of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's exhibition "Birds in Art" which opens September 10, 2011 in Wausau, Wisconsin.  This is an international show and highly competitive.  Out of 957 entries this year, only 112 were selected for the exhibition.  Catalogs of the show will be available and a national tour of selected works from the show will be held at various locations during the year. You can see the image of this painting below, in the New Giclee Prints section. ORIGINAL SOLD.

My painting of two caribou bulls called "Caribou Crossing" will be offered for sale and on display at the Bennington Center for the Arts in Bennington, Vermont during their exhibition "Art of the Animal Kingdom XVI" which opens June 11, 2011.  This painting is based on my canoe expedition through Quebec and Newfoundland in 2009. Original painting is available.

My still life painting "A Bird in the Hand" was selected to be a part of the "51st Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists."  This year the opening of the exhibition will be Septermber 17, 2011 and it will be very close to me, at the Dennos Museum in Traverse City, Michigan.  You can click on "The Society of Animal Artists" for more information regarding the organization.  Original painting is available.

March 2011

Three New Giclee Prints now available.
Click on each image below for a larger image and for more information regarding the original painting, the limited-edition print details and ordering.  These three originals have been SOLD.

December 2010

My instructional book "Painting Wildlife Textures" is being re-released by the publisher, North Light Books.  It is one of the first of their "Classic" line of popular books.  Some minor updates have been added and the book has a new cover.  Pre-orders are being offered now and the book should be available in book stores sometime in February 2011.

Below is a small painting of a red-breasted nuthatch that I just finished framing.  This was used as an illustration in a magazine.  I reworked it a little and then framed it.

"Red-breasted Nuthatch"

Original Available

Image Size 4.5" x 5.5" Acrylic

Framed $375 - ORIGINAL SOLD

January 2010

I'm still working on the updates to the canoeing trip but For now, here's a look at a small 6" x 8" acrylic I did of a caribou.  The background setting is the De Pas River just before it flows into the George River in Quebec.

"Along the De Pas"

Original Available

Image Size 6" x 8" Acrylic on Panel

Framed $650

"High Country" was selected for the 3rd Annual "Small Works - Big Impressions" show by the Society of Animal Artists.  This year's show will be at The Wildlife Experience in Parker, CO, Nov. 7, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2009. This original is available for purchase at the show.

ORIGINAL SOLD (click on image)

Image Size 8" x 10" Acrylic on Panel

http://thewildlifeexperience.org (click on Upcoming Exhibits under the Exhibits Tab)

"Sunrise Mulie" selected for The 49th Annual Art and the Animal Exhibition.  This original acrylic will be offered for sale at the show.  For more information click on this link to the Society of Animal Artists http://www.societyofanimalartists.com/exhibits.html .

ORIGINAL SOLD (click on image)

Image Size 7" x 9.5" Acrylic on Panel

Step by Step demonstration featured in the book "Wildlife" published by Walter Foster Publishing, Rod Lawrence co-author..

"Gathering Storm" selected for the "Art of the Animal Kingdom XIV" by the Bennington Center for the Arts  http://www.benningtoncenterforthearts.org/art/index.html .

Image Size 18" x 27" Acrylic on Panel

ORIGINAL SOLD
Permanent collection of the
Bennington Center for the Arts.

My new book called "Animals" is a revised version of "Wildlife" (both published by Walter Foster) and it is now available.  This revised book has three new paintings of domestic animals painted especially for this step-by-step instructional book.  Signed and personalized books are available directly through my studio by clicking here.  The cover painting of a puppy is one of the new pieces for the book.  The other two paintings feature a cat and a horse portrait.  The original paintings of the puppy and horse are available for purchase.  More details will be listed here soon.

"Tennis Anyone?" puppy SOLD     (click on images for information)     "Schotzie" horse portait Available

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(click on the image for more information)

Neighborly Visit

Goldfinch (male)

LIMITED EDITION PRINTS

Image Size 6" x 9 7/8"

Overall Paper Size 9 1/2" x 13 7/8"

Regular Edition

Artist's Proofs

This painting has been SOLD.

"Hang Time" (black-capped chickadee, shown below) has been selected for the prestigeous Birds in Art 2005 exhibition held in Wausau, WI at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.  There were 995 entries from 610 international artists and from these 98 entries were chosen for the exhibition.  The show opens September 10th and runs until November 13, 2005.  This painting was selected to be a part of the Birds in Art Tour which will tour across the United States until February 2007.This painting has been SOLD.