Below are some of my recent paintings, showing the range of what I'm currently
working on.  Birds and mammals continue to be the main focus of my art, as
they have been since I began painting more than a decade ago.  “Light” and
its effects on color continue to fascinate me.  My goal now is to convey motion
through the energy of brush-strokes.  Wild animals spend much of their lives
moving, flying, walking, running, swimming or hopping.  And brush-strokes
can convey this action in a way no photograph ever can.  A painting can bring
the spirit of an animal to life.  The richness of pigments in oil paint and thoughtful
control of values and edges can create an illusion of reality that far surpasses any
image captured mechanically.  During my daily efforts at the studio easel I try to
funnel all that I know and love about wild creatures into works of art.

I hope you enjoy your visit to my gallery.  While you’re here, take the time to
open some of the other sections of this web site.  In ADVENTURES IN NATURE
you’ll find a showcase of my landscape photography along with descriptions
of some memorable travel experiences.  In ARTIST’S HISTORY  you’ll learn
how and why I became an artist, along with details on how I actually create
my paintings.  EARLY ARTWORK is a colorful selection of my paintings dating
back to 1990.  For paintings done between 1997- 2000 see: EARLY ARTWORK.  
BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS shows more than 60 water-media paintings.
PRINTS is a gallery of my available limited edition prints.  And MAPS
shows some examples of hand-drawn maps.