One of the most frequent questions clients ask me is “What kind of photos should I send you?”
My answer is always the same. Send your favorites.
I mean, there’s a reason you like that photo, right? Maybe it is the expression, or the location, or memory of a special day when the photo was taken. Chances [...]

Filed under: Art, Labs, Pet Portraits on July 28th, 2011 | 4 Comments »

One day in 2000 (according to imdb.com, though I could’ve sworn it was earlier) I was watching an episode of Law & Order: SVU with guest star Tracy Pollan (who I’ve been told on more than one occasion is my celebrity doppelganger.) Tracy was playing a crime victim named Harper Anderson and I don’t know [...]

Filed under: Art, Burnese Mountain Dog, Dogs, Pet Portraits on July 27th, 2011 | No Comments »

I’ve done it! I’ve finished the painting I will enter in the Washington International Horse Show poster contest. I’m kind of excited about it.

Yankee Dapple Dandy

Thanks to everyone who voted for the two photos when I couldn’t decide. I have to admit that even though Photo #2 received 73% of the vote (it is lovely) [...]

Filed under: Art, Contests, Horses on July 11th, 2011 | 2 Comments »

A client asked me to paint a piece of mining equipment that her father invented. It’s a gift for her dad and when she asked me to do it I played right along like I knew what a dragline even was. It seems like something that only people in the industry would know about but [...]

Filed under: Art, Gifties, Planes Trains And Automobiles, Vehicles, Watercolor on July 6th, 2011 | No Comments »

Completed: June 17, 2011
Beverage: Three Buck Chuck
Soundtrack: Lady Gaga, Born This Way

Filed under: Art, Portraits on June 28th, 2011 | 2 Comments »