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 »

One of my favorite parts of a painting is at the point when the the image first starts to take shape. It might be early on when I’m masking off the white areas with masque pen; (my daughter calls it mas-KWAH pen, and now, so do I.) It might be when I’m dredging color through [...]

Filed under: Beautiful Things, In the studio, Painting on Yupo, Random, Watercolor, instagram on June 23rd, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Sooner or later, the blogs I read every day are going to receive fan art from me. It’s just how I roll.
Here’s who’s on my must-read list these days.

The Pioneer Woman
The Bloggess
Sundry Mourning
Girls Gone Child
Kevin and Amanda
Nie Nie Dialogues

Yes, there are others, but these are the ones that cause me to hit the browser refresh [...]

Filed under: Art, Bloggers, Boston Terrier, Celebrities, Dogs, Fan Art, Lists, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Pioneer Woman, Watercolor on June 22nd, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I’m a collector.
When I was a kid, I collected rocks, feathers, shells and stamps, among other things. As an adult I collect nutcrackers and handbags.
And Disney pins.
Do you know about Disney pins? If you do, then you know they’re addicting. If you don’t, then please don’t click on that link because I don’t want to [...]

Filed under: Beautiful Things, Disneyland, Planes Trains And Automobiles, Watercolor on June 20th, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Some time ago, a client came to me with an idea for an anniversary present for her parents. She wanted to incorporate the images of all 21 dogs they’ve had or fostered since she and her siblings were little. In one painting.
She sent me hard copies of photos from albums, old Christmas newsletters and digital [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Gifties, In the studio, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on June 19th, 2011 | 6 Comments »