Here is the completed painting of the Crane Creek Estuary scene at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. You can see the earlier...

Hopefully soon I will do a time lapse video of a painting from start to finish. Since I haven't yet tackled that technology, I thought I...

Earlier this month I posted this blog in which I chose among my collection of blues to complete an underpainting all in blue. Here was...

I recently re-arranged my pastel palette, which revealed an abundance of blues. So I thought I would take advantage of such a variety...

It seems that with a few days of temperatures in the low 70's, that foliage bursts furiously in Southeast Michigan. This pond and field...

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...

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

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...

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

I am pleased to announce that my work has been accepted by the online art gallery Zatista. Zatista bills itself as "the leading online...

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...

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

A beach and its dunes on a sunny day convey the highest values (aka lightness) in color. I chose an acrylic underpainting to bring out...

Here's a quick underpainting done with a bristle brush, pastel and alcohol. Got the basic values and colors of this beach scene at...

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

I thought I would spice up my underpainting techniques to do paint this landscape of a field at Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor....

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....