On a sunny, early morning on the beach at Breezy Point, New York, there is a distinctive warm glow in the sand and grasses that comprise...

It's that time of the year! After traversing the countryside and the farmland around Ann Arbor, Michigan, I will be heading out to New...

On the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, you can find Ruby Beach, situated on the Pacific Ocean. The curiosity of this location is the...

The Great Lakes Pastel Society will hold its Members Exhibit at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, Michigan. The exhibit...

Glass Beach is on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. And there are plenty of rocks to stumble over as one searches for sea glass. ...

The joy of being an artist is not so much the completed product as it is the process of creating the art in the first place! For this...

A rough day in the Atlantic at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. This 12x16 pastel was inspired by a hike on the Ocean Path...

I recently visited Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. The day was overcast with a misty atmosphere exacerbated by the violent...

Working on my Breezy Point series early this morning. Here is the reference photo, which depicts the Breezy Point lighthouse on the bay...

At Breezy Point, a beach community on the Atlantic Ocean in Queens, New York, early morning and late day brings out the most brilliant...

During summer vacation at the beach in August, 2017, I whipped up several pastel paintings of Breezy Point and its beach community. This...

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

What better time is there to celebrate memories of summer when the temperature is below zero in Michigan? Here is the final rendition of...

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...

Time to start reminiscing about summer as the cold, dark days of winter emerge. My current project in "Bay Boats," inspired by the scene...

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

Continuing on my beach theme from summer vacation at Breezy Point, New York, below is my first oil painting done since my last tampering...

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...