On the Easel

Where’s Duke?

raccoon-for-8-x-10

Where’s Duke? is almost sold out! July 17, 2010. Where’s Duke? is a limited edition print of a painting of a Raccoon family I did in the 80s, and it’s down to 5 or 6 left at the store. I hate the thought of not having a Raccoon print at the store, so I started … Continue reading

reworking the cats

Cats-for-watch

Nov. 10, 2010 This is a new finish on Cats of North America. This is available at the Pike Place store in two sizes as of yesterday. I’ve also been reworking Warblers of the West and I’ll put that up soon.

more reworking

Hummingbird-US-scan-Oct-2010

Oct 19, 2010. It’s not the standard advice you hear from the art world, but I have always believed in going back to old paintings and reworking them until they are fully resolved however long that takes. I painted on one painting for 19 years before deciding, well, win some lose some. Anyway, Hummingbirds of … Continue reading

Reworking old paintings

Warblers-Nov-11-210

I’ll teach the seminar on obsessively reworking old paintings Nov. 11, 2010 Warblers of the West. I’m deep in this re-paint job but questioning it at the same time–appropriate for this Seasonal Affective Disorder time of year. I fret about things like whether the Colima Warbler (third from bottom right) should be facing out of … Continue reading

Tough Eagle

eagle-nov-3-2010

Tough job ahead on Eagle Nov. 3 , 2010. I started this Eagle in New Mexico in a completely different pose. What a mess there with the fir branch of the bonsai evergreen. Can I bring that foreground into compliance and make the Eagle look a little more realistic? It sure won’t be my first … Continue reading