Last year my son Jake accompanied me on a rock hunt. We went on a primative road located near our home in North Central Washington State. The road goes way…
I love to do arts and crafts stuff of all different kinds. I used to keep scraps, buttons, beads, etc so that I would have an interesting supply of things…
The San Francisco Garter Snake is one of the most colorful of the garter snake family making it a great subject to paint. The size also is a good factor.…
Along the way I painted some “natural” stones. These stones have minimal paint on them. The design is done in permanent ink and then it is highlighted with a paint…
This small rock was a huge success for me both monetarily and for becoming known as a rock artist on ebay. I painted it on a whim and figured I’d get…
Pricing my work has always been difficult for me. How do you know how much you are worth? This San Francisco Garter Snake was my first taste of the value of…
It was getting close to my mom’s birthday last year and I was planning on painting her a white cat – she had a favorite kitty named “Kittyboy” who was all…
This painting is my favorite one of all. I love the realism – the way the fur is textured, the gradations of color, the shadows creating depth. I look at…
This painting sat for a long time unfinished. I had become quite frustrated with the pattern of the feathers and so put it away for probably over a year. This…
Some of the most popular painted rocks out there are of furry animals. Painting fur frustrates me terribly! I am such a controlled painter that I have a very difficult time…