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

A quick impressionistic study completed before the rain and wind engulfed my plein air site! Marsh Meadow View Park, Pittsfield Township,...

I'm pleased to announce that the following two of my pastel paintings have been accepted into the Great Lakes Pastel Society's Members...

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...

I recently returned from a visit to the New York City area where Spring is about two weeks further along than polar Michigan. ...

Traveling through Olympic National Forest, I came upon this spot on Lake Quinault. Pastel painting, 9x12, done on Uart 320 grade paper....

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

Grand Teton Waters was inspired by a photo taken by my daughter Sara a few years ago as she hiked in the Grand Tetons. This painting was...

I've been experimenting lately with small format pastels. Creating a small painting can provide a good introduction to a larger version...

I have gathered a bunch of material from a trip to Washington state, which will form my new "PNW" series of paintings. Out family hiked...

I will be teaching the Landscape in Pastel class at the Clinton Art Center, starting Wednesday, March 13th! We are looking for two more...

Recently, I reached for my oil paints to embark on an experiment with a scene I had painted in the past. Hiking in the Great Smoky...

Hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains offers an abundance of beautiful mountain vistas and inviting, often turbulent waterscapes. "Early...

I was rather pleased with the bold color effects of "The Clearing," where I applied an acrylic under-painting of colors representing the...

Starting a painting entitled "The Clearing," I chose to build up an under-painting of acrylic. The colors I chose are (in general) the...

Reminiscing about the heat of summer on these frigid days, I pulled up a photo I took while strolling with my dog Cosmo. The scene is...

My exhibit at the Saline District Library in Saline, Michigan has been installed. The solo exhibit of 33 pastel paintings runs from...

Inspired by a hike along the Ocean Path Trail at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor in Maine, this 21x27 pastel painting evokes a bit of...

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...