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

New pastel painting: pond in Lillie Park, near Ann Arbor, MI. Soft pastel on Uart sanded paper. 10x13. See Marsh Madness and other...

Before I publish my work-in-progress dissertation condemning the use of the "color" black, I thought I would share progress on "Daybreak...

My winter scene as noted in my recent blog "Many Shades of Grey" has earned itself a warm and contrary color watercolor underpainting. I...

I decided that the underpainting will be a warm orange. This will contrast nicely with the blues of the snow I plan to pay down shortly!...

The finished paintings seen on this website were begun with an underpainting. An underpainting is a wash of colors and values that set...