Feather Hat
March 5, 2011
Decided to do something different — a small figurative work. I worked from my sketchbook using a head study and added the floppy hat with real feathers. more »
More Artwork
Bubba
January 4, 2011
This is a watercolor painting of a Boston Terrier, a distinctive breed with black and white markings. It is my sister’s dog and I worked from her photograph. more »
Rapt Audience (Aurora, Fiona, Vincent, Jules & Saoirse)
December 14, 2010
This was done as a sample portrait with five of our family’s cats. It is a labor of love, started in early August, and I didn’t think I’d ever finish. Five different photos of the felines were used, and while I was drawing the design I got the idea to have each of them looking […] more »
Pomeranians
October 27, 2010
The watercolor was inspired by the recent dog show my daughter and I attended in Des Moines. My intent was to photograph as many breeds as possible, which was a little tricky as most of the people were shampooing and brushing their dogs in preparation for the show ring. A young gal was holding three […] more »
Centerville Drummers
September 22, 2010
This is fourth in the series of the 1996 Pancake Day marching band. more »
Trombones
September 20, 2010
This is part of my marching band series. I tried to paint one each day. That didn’t work out because of the format size — almost 11 x 14 — but considering I was able to complete 4 of these in about a week in time to display for Pancake Day, I thought that was […] more »
Flag Girls
September 15, 2010
A piece from the series of the marching band on Pancake Day 1996. The girls were lining up before the big parade. I believe I captured the essence and likenesses — many people have recognized them. more »
Drummers
September 13, 2010
These two young drummers caught my eye because they were wearing red artist “tams”. I think this drum group was from Iowa City and marched in the 1996 Pancake Day parade. I worked from one of my photos. I had planned to do a series of these smaller paintings of the marching band, at least […] more »
Ottumwa’s Walk on Art Street
September 9, 2010
Last Saturday was a great day for the outdoor Art Festival in Ottumwa. Sunshine, little winds, and temps in the mid 70’s — we couldn’t get better weather! I really appreciated this since this was the first time I set up my new ProPanels display. Most of the artwork I brought were my acrylic collages […] more »
Downtown Minneapolis
September 3, 2010
I have been inspired by skyscrapers lately. For this piece, I worked from a photo taken in 2000 of Minneapolis. The design got a bit complicated, so I edited and kept adding shapes while working. My initial design was bare-bones. I attempted to harmonize the colors, but that kept changing too. I’m pleased with the […] more »