Thursday, June 30, 2016

The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington has some great animals.  This Spectacled Owl was one of the many birds we were able to meet up close.  I took artistic licence with his surroundings - I wanted him to feel at home.



The painting is a 6 x 6 inch oil on board.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, is fabulous.  In the aviary, visitors can feed the birds from small paper cups with nectar.  My oldest son was particularly good with the birds.  This painting was painted from a reference picture taken 2009.



This painting is 6 x 6 inches.  Visit Daily Paintworks to purchase the original or to my website to purchase a print or other fun items.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

When I saw the Daily Paintworks' The summer Vacation Challenge's, I remembered a scene from a trip my cousins took me on to Palisades Lake, Idaho in the fall.  One of my cousins has a boat and he motored the rest of us around the lake.  We saw this little inlet with a couple of boats and tents in the background.  I thought, "What a cool camping experience."  I just had to paint it.


The painting is a 6 x 8 oil on canvas board.  To purchase it Click Here.

Friday, June 17, 2016

Here is another painting I did from my Swan Valley reference pictures.
I put it on auction at Daily Paintworks.  Click here to bid.


This is a 5 x 7 oil on canvas board.

Thursday, June 16, 2016

As an activity for the Eagle Rock Art Guild (located in Idaho Falls, Idaho) in 2014, we went to Swan Valley, Idaho - where a couple of members have cabins - to do some plein aire painting.  It had rained the day before and the clouds were still hanging around when we went to paint.  (Most of it blew out by noon.)  This was from one of the reference pictures I took when I wondered around during lunch.


This painting is a 5 x 7 oil on canvas board.  I have put this painting up for auction on Daily Paintworks. Click here to bid.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

For this painting I used one of the references from the time my cousin took me on a suprise trip to Intermittent Spring located in Swift Creek Canyon in Star Valley, near Afton Wyoming late in the fall.
This oil painting is 5 x 7.  I have put it up for auction on Daily Paintworks.  Click here to bid.
I have spent some time the last couple of weeks doing a commission piece.
I think it turned out well.