Spring Cleaning
Now, here’s a thought..
I do A LOT of artwork.. and my house is beginning to bulge at the seams a bit.. so I had a crazy thought.
There’s got to be at least one or two of you out there that would love to own one of my originals. With that in mind, today’s your lucky day (or month, or year).. because I’m going to offer my work up for the bare minimum price.
You pick the piece …
Maxie, a sad tale
September 25th, I noticed that Max seemed to be having some trouble seeing. As the days continued on, it got worse… he started bumping into things. But the biggest problem was when the sun set. IF he went out at all, he would panic and start running into the fence, the house, the garage.. he would get so distressed that he would begin panting and when I’d try bring him in.. he’d…
Giraffe WIP - signature affixed
You would think, that after all the wildlife I’ve done over the last 30+ years that there should be AT LEAST one giraffe.. but, I’m here to tell you that I’m working on my very first ever… would you like to come along on this journey?
The watercolor wash is done… and because I couldn’t wait, the eyes are started. But to explain what I used: Pelikan Opaque Water…
German Shepherd/WIP/signature affixed
Since you enjoyed the Beagle, I figured I’d give it another try.. but you must be patient with me.. I sometimes forget where I am.
July 07 2011 at 2:21 PM
The work begins. I’m using 140# white paper made by Canson. From my Pelikan paintbox I used: golden brown, ochre, golden sienna, grey, black, flesh, violet, umber, and red – all of which are very light washes.
July 08 2011 at 1…
Beagle WIP/signature affixed
I’m going to actually try and do this right.. so here goes.
I began this on the 23rd of June, the format is 15×20, 140# watercolor paper with a slight texture. I start by putting washes of the various colors (I used Pelikan Opaque watercolor) that are most needed with some definition and because of the weather, there is no picture of that one. 
The next day, I began applying some waterc…
WIP/ Delicate Belle/ signature affixed
Just in case you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to.. here is one of the pieces that – believe or not – has kept me sane. The monotony of doing stipple is actually very calming for me.. so I start one of these whenever I feel that I can’t work on anything else. Considering what I’ve been through during the last 19 months.. I’m actually surprised I hav…
WIP/ American Stafforshire Terrier/ signature affixed
I bet you all thought that I was just sippin’ some cool drink and lounging around the house… nu-uh!!
I started this a while back (last year – I think) and I’m working on it slowly. Seems the hospital, doctors, illnes and the lack of health just keep interupting my plans!! So.. the weather was rather lousey when I started it – so you don’t get to see that.. but h…
WIP/ Cane Corso/ signature affixed
This piece is 19×24 bright Bristol, has 4 images on it and this would be after maybe the second day of working on it. I use mostly Prismacolor Pencils along with a few colors from Faber-Castille and Derwent.
The first day is usually reserved for any watercolor work and then I let it dry COMPLETELY! I know that wet paper and colored pencils are NOT going to get along.
At this point there reall…
The Journey of the Horse Series
It was really born out of desperation.
A slight aside – I was doing a number of purebred dog pieces for a company starting in late 2004, and they were getting done way to quickly. I mentioned something about horses, and the then owner loved the idea. Told me to work something up and he’d be more than willing to take a look.
So, there I was with absolutely no idea of what I was going to do …
King Cheetah
King cheetah
The king cheetah is a rare mutation of cheetah characterized by a distinct pelt pattern. It was first noted in Zimbabwe in 1926. In 1927, the naturalist Reginald Innes Pocock declared it a separate species, but reversed this decision in 1939 due to lack of evidence. In 1928, a skin purchased by Lord Rothschild was found to be intermediate in pattern between the king cheetah and spotte…