On a hike through a nearby nature preserve last Tuesday, I followed a woodland trail and came across newly-sprouted gatherings of "Great...

Spring has finally arrived in Southeast Michigan. Touring a local nature preserve with my dog Cosmo, I came across this scene, replete...

If my regular blog followers have recognized that my blogging has become rather sparse, I blame it on this painting, "Woodland Waltz." It...

An enduring challenge for many artists is arriving at the name for a landscape painting. Personally, here are my opinions. I don't...

Monet said it all: "When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you...merely think, here is a little square of...

Hiking in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan last November, I cam across this varied collection of trees: Since the photo above is rather...

Spring Break time is coming soon! "Season's Transitions" was inspired by a hike on the Chimney Tops trail at Great Smoky National Park. ...

Last year I published this blog addressing how snow can exude a variety of colors, mostly of blues, purples and cool pinks. As I...

Compositions can be enhanced through a variety of techniques. I like to think abut composition from two perspectives: first, the...

Working in the studio each day, I come across adjustments to work-in-progress paintings that I like to share with my pastel enthusiast...

Creating distance in a landscape is often achieved by muting the color as you near the horizon. You can also create a misty look to...

Accomplished artists have a distinct "style" about their work. At the Chicago Pastel Painters Biennial National Juried Exhibition, my...

Planning the painting before you touch the canvas is a critical first step to a successful piece of art. My other artistic joy is...

In November, I published this blog on adding characters to the landscape. Recently, while working on "Wind Chill," I decided that I...

Conveying distance across the multiple planes of a landscape can be handled by muting the local color with grays, blues and the color's...

Looking forward to an Autumn trip to Point Pelee National Park in Ontario, here's another version of the Labor Day weekend trip to the...

So often have I strolled through the local parks (often jogging with my dog Cosmo) and marveled at how the early morning sunlight would...

The spot on the beach at Breezy Point where we park our beach chairs and umbrellas, just off Marion Walk, is a long way to the Jetty. The...

Sunny day at Breezy Point, New York. Soft pastel on sanded paper; 8x10. See the previous post on the acrylic underpainting....

Working on the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, a breathtaking vista from photos my world traveler daughter Sara took last year. Here's...