Some samples of what I have been up to.

Sorry it has been awhile since I last posted. I have been very busy with some freelance illustration work for Stacy Rich at StacyStamps. I recently completed several pen and ink drawings for her of  some common backyard birds. Two of which are taken from previous paintings. The stamps will be released to the public for sale on September 25th.

Finished dogwood painting

The dogwood painting is finally done. It was fun. The white flowers were a bit of a challenge with the dry brush watercolors, but in the end they came out just as I had wanted them. I used a lot of glazing layers in them to give them a soft glow. I changed the positioning of the sparrow slightly giving him a more natural perch from the original sketch.

I just finished up a sketch for a new dry brush watercolor. It is for a very special friend and it will have a tremendous amount a meaning in it for them when it is done. And I am honored to be able to do it for them.

The finished painting will be something a little different for me. I will be adding text into the negative space on the right side of the painting. There will be quiet a bit of it and it will all be hand lettered.