I recently completed "Torrent," inspired by a visit to Bond Falls near Ontonagon, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula. Torrent is 12x18...

"Good Morning, Autumn" was inspired by a stroll through Prairie Park at Pittsfield Township Hall near Ann Arbor, MI. Here is the vibrant...

"Recovering from Winter" is a 9x12 pastel inspired by a vista at MarshView Meadow Park near Ann Arbor, MI. Given the deep blues of the...

This painting was a blast to create! It is a large format (27x21 inch) pastel inspired by a hike at the Lillian Anderson Arboretum near...

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...

Two recent Midwest landscapes fresh off the easel, before I head to the Atlantic to do some beach and ocean painting. "Dance of the...

A scorcher in southeast Michigan inspired by latest large pastel painting, "Heat Wave." Heat Wave is 18x24 done in soft pastel on Uart...

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...

It was a hot, sticky July morning at the Pittsfield Preserve near Ann Arbor, Michigan. The grass was wet and the mosquitoes were circling...

I am happy (and humbled) to announce that my pastel "Wind Chill" was awarded 1st Place at the AAWA Summer Juried Exhibition at the...

A few days ago I cycled along the dirt roads south of Saline. Scattered thunderstorms were threatening, making for a dramatic sky...

I came across this scene at the County Farms Park in Ann Arbor, around 7:30 am. I was attracted to the blues and the hazy morning vista....

Just north of Brighton, Michigan on the northbound lanes of US 23, there's a vista on the right, depicting a stream winding through a...

Strolling through the ancient streets of Pompeii in Italy in 2016, I came across this scene with Mount Vesuvius in the distance. The old...

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

The latest landscape painting in my Pacific Northwest (PNW) series. This 12x16 pastel painting was inspired by a hike in the Hoh...

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...

This is my second foray into creating a painting on the subject of searching for sea glass on Glass Beach on the Olympic Peninsula. It...

Behind Pittsfield Township Hall near Saline, MI., there are nature trails and a pond fed by Warner Creek. Cosmo (my dog) likes to sniff...