Here is the end result of my previous post about the process: Garden Pond, 6x6 inches, oil on hardboard. This little painting is in my g...

Your personal process of painting may be something you have developed over the years, learned in a workshop or adopted from another artist...

I'm framing work for my upcoming show with Sandy Byers at Cole Gallery , Edmonds, WA.  This oil, The Better Claim, is another from my...

Arboretum Winter Afternoon  |  oil  |   10x8 inches Two more paintings of a scene from my Arboretum series of reference photos. T...

Today's oil painting is "Sweet Hush," 12 x 10 inches. Below the finished painting is the white foundation on black gessoe...

At least once each year I clean and reorganize all my pastels. This year the job was made much easier (though it still took most of the da...

We have freezing fog here in the Seattle area but east of the mountains where my brother-in-law lives there is plenty of snow. He kindl...

I worked intermittently on this 8 x 6 inch oil for a few weeks. It finally came together and is currently on the auction at Daily Paintw...

Today I painted all afternoon with only one brush as I worked on seven 8x10 inch oils. I love this brush! Princeton Art & Brush Co....

For several days I've been looking at "Arboretum Winter Color" hanging on the wall above my desk (a good time to look at it ...

Ever since I came across that word...'yesteryear'... a couple days ago, I've thought about it as a title for a painting. So to...

Last September I was working on two 18x18 inch oil paintings. One of them has finally resurfaced. This is Winter Marsh, a late afternoon...

Something new for the new year! If you follow this blog, you know that occasionally I rip my studio apart and start over...rearrange, paint ...

This is the 'value check' for my first painting of 2013, "Arboretum Winter Color," pastel on paper, 24 x 24 inches. I...

I love the first interpretation of a scene when I'm working out the color and composition for a larger painting. Colors and shapes ...

When painting a color study for a larger painting, I try to keep it fast and simple. These are the steps of the 7x5 inch color study for ...

I have big-deal news to end 2012 and to start 2013. To my amazement, I just learned that my painting, "Heartbreak Morning" recei...

As we end 2012, I am honored that my painting, "Heartbreak Morning," has been nominated for The Making a Mark Prize for Best Por...

Casey Klahn selected his top 12 paintings of 2012 and recommended other artists do the same with their year of work. I tried it... I high...

CLICK HERE to see which painting received this honor. And, thank you Katherine.

Preparations for Christmas have kept me from painting for almost a week. I needed some studio-time to keep my sanity and finally managed t...

When I unframed an old painting for rework I was surprised to find that I had painted on 140 lb Arches hot press watercolor paper. I'm...

I've been working on a pastel project since August that I'll be able to tell you about soon. At the same time, I was painting in pas...

At this time of year, I begin to think about the future direction my work. I had this bright idea: what about creating still life images f...

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The painting I posted several days ago, "Where the Heart Is," 11x8.5 inch pastel, received a warm welcome. It will be going t...

Looser strokes and less detail in this one, "Where the Heart Is," 11 x 8.5 inches. I'm happy to be in my studio these rainy ...

This is the finished painting (10.5 x 15 inches) that started with the 5x7 color study in my last post. I was thinking: forgotten orchard,...

This is the 5x7 inch color study for my next painting, It is available for purchase at the DPW Auction . (sold) "Meadow Road"...

  When I painted this 7x5 inch color study for a larger painting, my focus was on the hits of sunlight on the path. Because it is small, I...