If that dream's not for you, don't worry, I'll go out for you! Spring means looking forward to more outdoor activities. For a teaser,...

On the December 10 - 11 weekend, 9 AM to 5 PM, FernWood Studio will join 7 other artists at Donna Trent's Studio in Gig Harbor for a...

A Small Works Gift Certificate is a small gift with a big impact! These post card sized paintings can help capture a memory, a special...

One of my favorite, if bittersweet, jobs is to paint small memorial portraits for clients of a local veterinary clinic (Rocky Bay Equine)...

Seven paintings from the Tidescapes show found new homes, thank you collectors! Yesterday rumor has it (from a reputable source) that my...

I can't say that I really know Christine, but we have a connection. Sure, our paths cross in friends we both know and in a love for...

Twenty paintings are hung and ready for your viewing pleasure on the Kimball Gallery guest artist wall. This coffee shop/eatery/art...

New paintings going up at the Kimball Gallery coffee shop on Kimball Drive in Gig Harbor. I call the show Tidescapes, it will feature...

I'm happy to report that these two paintings, Spirit Bear and Salt Marsh, have been accepted into the 2016 Peninsula Art League open...

Whoohoo! I recently furnished illustrations for the classic horse magazine, The Chronicle of the Horse. I used to hover over it's pages...

Here is the published painting (see sketch from previous blog post) honoring Kim Allen's "Supreme Champion" versatility award in the...

Sketching for illustration projects is a way to get ideas down to work on them within the constraints of the particular job. It's kind...

I attended the fledgeling natural science illustration graduate course at UC Santa Cruz way back in 1992. It was one of very few in the...

In 2010 I self published a book about my artist residency in Gates of the Arctic National park. You can read the whole thing online HERE....

“there's still nothing better than pen and paper” “unfiltered” My notebook isn't precious; it's a workhorse. I prefer loose sheets of...

Craving some blue so I painted a sky window. Cheers!

Lately my sketch book studies have been mostly individual small paintings. This one looks a lot like a sketch book page and the "paint...

Art Journal, artists journal, sketchbook.... what's it all about? These terms have different connotations; "altered book" where both...

Every new year I like to make an appointment and "journal" calendar from favorite photos taken over the past 12 months. This year...

These are small (7x5") commission paintings made for two great kids who ride at North Wind Farm. My goal is to capture the gesture and I...