My son James

A year ago you left us too soon, you will always be missed and never forgotten.

Rainbow Trout - Part two

This is a pencil drawing of a Rainbow Trout.  I figured I would keep with the fishing trend since it is the weekend.  This is from another Birthday card for the Dad.  My first fish was actually a Crawdad, but the first true fish was one of these beauties.

Rainbow Trout

Happy Friday, I spent a fair amount of my time as a young child sitting nears lakes in the Colorado Mountains in pursuit of these fish.  They count as some of my happiest memories.  I will occasionally daydream about them and the fun they gave me.  Hopefully, you have something similar in your memory banks from your childhood.  This is a watercolor of a Rainbow Trout done for my Dad's Birthday since he was the one taking me fishing.

Wild Horse Sanctuary - Paint Horse

This is a watercolor of a Paint Horse running at the Wild Horse Sanctuary in South Dakota.  My Dad is fascinated with the place and sponsors a Mustang there named Prairie Lonesome.  We visited the Sanctuary two weeks ago, and we saw his sponsored horse along with hundreds of others wild and free horse in the beautiful Black Hills.  I took a lot of pictures and will be producing art works based on what we saw.

Watercolor - Cottage on the Fjord

This is a watercolor of a cottage on the side of a Fjord.  I did this for the wife as she had admired a similar painting so I replicated it as best I could.  I have done a fair amount of these and trying different styles and techniques is part of the growth process as an artist.

Covered Bridge - watercolor study

This is a watercolor study of a Covered Bridge.  Like most paintings, you like some parts and don't like other.  That is why you practice and experiment.  I used this as a stepping stone for a better and more original artwork with pens.

Carolina Wren - and I am back

I am back from a two week Digital vacation and real vacation.  I went out west and visited some family and some scenery.  I will bring some of those things to the blog as I develop them.  Above is a Carolina Wren on a cat tail done in oil a few years back.