My family's Thanksgiving holiday was (once again) spent "way up north, " traversing the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern...

Time to consider painting outdoors as Winter approaches, as I plan to be a bit adventuresome this snowy season. All of my "winterscapes"...

Mill Pond Park is located on the west side of Saline, MI. This pastel painting was created on Uart sanded paper with a variety of soft...

T'is the season for deals! My ETSY store is offering free shipping through 12/31/18. In addition, my faithful blog readers (that means...

I will be teaching "The Landscape in Pastel" at the Clinton Art Center in January. The Clinton Art Center is located at 115 W. Michigan...

Here's a pastel painting-in-progress that includes a change in the composition mid-stream. The painting is called "Meeting at Mill Pond."...

I was torn between calling this one "C'mon In" or its current title. An old shed and home overgrown with vines. Reference photo take on...

As the weather turns for the worst in Michigan, it is time to revisit my collection of photographs that I use as inspiration and...

Although all artists will get excited about a sale over the Internet, the challenge that lays ahead deals with actually preparing and...

This is the final version of Early Sun, a 12x12 pastel painting done on an acrylic underpainting. You can read the blog about the...

Two upcoming venues will exhibit work of local artists including a selection of my landscape pastel paintings. The Clinton Arts Center is...

I will often start a pastel painting with an underpainting of either watercolor, acrylic, or a wash of pastel diluted with isopropyl...

Way back in 2008 my family and I visited my wife's relatives in Ireland. The two paintings below were inspired from photographs of our...

Continuing with my Gallup Park series, below is a view of the Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI. The reference photo was taken...

Another pastel painting in my Gallup Park series. These two canoeists were heading back to the canoe livery on a balmy September...

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...

Continuing with my Gallup Park series, here is a view of the Huron River neat the public boat launch area. There's a rather tricky...

Planning a landscape painting, from initial concept to sketch, value definition, underpainting and application of pastels, is critical to...

Part of my new Gallup Park Series of pastels, this painting shows the abundance of water lilies on this stretch of the Huron River. The...

Gallup Park, on the north side of Ann Arbor along the Huron River, presents a wealth of painting opportunities! This scene is off the...