Continuing my Winter 2022 pastel landscape series, "Radiance" is fresh off my easel this week, depicting a "warm" and inviting snow scene...

Winter scenes have arrived! I visited Marsh View Meadow Park in Pittsfield Township on a sunny, late afternoon. The sky was clear and...

Early morning autumn strolls in the preserves around Saline, Michigan, often reveal colorful, sublime vistas to capture with the pure...

This week I am the featured Artist on Daily Paintworks! Learn more about me and my art and submit your name for a chance to win a...

The first heavy snow in Southeast Michigan fell overnight. The next morning, the clear sky created an aura of intense sunlight that...

The Colca Canyon in Peru is the world's second deepest canyon. Hiking through the canyon offers stunning mountain views, Andean...

Traveling with my camera at Rolling Hills County Park in Ypsilanti, MI., I came across a scene of brilliant sunlight that created a...

Tempest at Grand Teton is a tribute to the spectacular scenery of Grand Teton National Park, as well as homage to the mysteries of nature...

Rush Hour was inspired by a trip with my family to Ireland in 2008. After visiting with my wife's family in County Mayo, the five of us...

As a pastel artist, I sometimes think about other mediums like oils and acrylics and I see the excitement of hanging a HUGE canvas on a...

Check out the Great Lakes Pastel Society Small Works Show at the J Petter Galleries in Douglas, MI. My painting "Winter's Breath" is...

An accomplished artists has a unique style. That style represents the character of the artist's work. Consider this: upon viewing a...

As we gear up for summertime travels, I'm looking forward to creating pastel paintings from your memorable vacation photographs. Here...

It's the time of the year when the rhododendrons are in full bloom in the Smoky Mountains. Many of my Smoky Mountain paintings are...

My first plein air of the Spring season is Gnarly Charlie. Charlie can be found at Marshview Meadows Park in Pittsfield Township,...

It didn't occur to me to characterize my pastel paintings based on personality types, but these three paintings got me thinking that such...

Working on pastel landscapes of an often drab Michigan Winter, I find that my selection of pastels tend to favor browns. It's a shame,...

Sometimes we artists just have to hang loose and spice up a new painting! I thought I would try a bold new twist with UART 320 grade...

Celebrating the return of March Madness NCAA Basketball, I am posting my "Marsh Madness" series of pastel paintings. This is the original...

As a self-taught artist, practice, practice and more practice come first. But there are a few great books that all artists should read. ...