Well actually, I drowned in the beauty of Avalanche Lake, and I survived to enjoy crafting this landscape in pastel. There are a variety...

Winter scenes have arrived! I visited Marsh View Meadow Park in Pittsfield Township on a sunny, late afternoon. The sky was clear and...

The Ann Arbor-based AAWA will hold its summer exhibit at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, from July 5th through July...

The Hoh Rainforest is a temperate rainforest located in Olympic National Park. This painting is part of my PNW (Pacific Northwest) pastel...

This blog article is an update to one published in March of 2018. The final version of the painting "Woodland Waltz" is posted at the...

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

Inspired by a cold late November afternoon on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, "Wind Chill" is a 21x27 inch pastel painting on Uart sanded...

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

Rolling Hills County Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan maintains 3 miles of groomed cross-country skiing trails. I've enjoyed skiing and...

Snow has finally arrived in Southeast Michigan (and most of the northern US)! This painting was inspired by a cross-country skiing...

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...

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

I am pleased to announce that my painting "Ski Tracks" has been accepted at the Sixth Biennial National Juried Open Exhibition, Pastels...

The final version of Ski Tracks. Additional work on the shadows and scattered leaves in the snow capped off an enjoyable journey from...

Working on the Teton painting. Here is the initial version following creation of the underpainting and initial application of pastel: In...

Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....

Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....