December 30, 2011



















From a trip to Italy back in the early nineties.

December 23, 2011

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I went through the archives looking for anything seasonal but there are no white Christmases where I live. This sketch of a snow drifted bridge in Idaho was the best I could come up with.

Happy Holidays!

December 15, 2011

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Tahoe woods, Ca. Water soluble ink in my sketchbook.

December 09, 2011

November 08, 2011

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I promise to get back to good ol' gouache next week, in the mean time maybe this digital demo will interest you.














October 12, 2011

October 05, 2011

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A demo page I did for my landscape sketching class last spring, Placerita Canyon, CA.
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September 15, 2011

September 08, 2011

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If you'll allow an occasional digital sketch thrown in with the usual watercolor and gouache pieces, this is done in Art Rage and Photoshop. It did begin as an on location gouache sketch but I ended up messing around with it digitally.

August 16, 2011

August 11, 2011

August 05, 2011

July 26, 2011

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Painted for "Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron".
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July 15, 2011

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These are ink roughs from my sketchbook. Friends and family tend to respond to my color sketches more favorably but I get so obsessed with value composition that these are often my favorites.

July 09, 2011




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Something a little different this week, this is a panorama (with close-ups) painted for the animated film "Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron". Acrylic on Crescent 100 board, 2001.
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June 25, 2011

June 10, 2011

May 06, 2011

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Sweitzer Creek in Angeles National Forest, Ca.
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April 21, 2011

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Pond at Descanso Gardens, Ca. ink and waterbrush.
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April 01, 2011

March 25, 2011

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Sketch book page, brush pen with water soluble ink.
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March 13, 2011