Summer Repose is my latest wood relief cutout tree. The title Summer Repose came to me as I reflected on the many days I have been given to create art in my sister's garden studio. I have had time to repose, think and contemplate all sorts of wonderful paintings....

My Chair painting is one of many being auctioned off by the Helena Symphony Orchestra in January 2010 to support their upcoming concert series. Artists from the Helena area have used a wide variety of themes, chairs and colors to help the Symphony launch a wonderful...

Where are You? Where do you live? What are the physical characteristics of your environment?These questions seem simple enough to answer yet they can have many layers when asked from an artistic point of view. Do you take time to notice the people, places, shapes and...

What is Your Favorite Color?I have been painting a lot of panels the last few days for my angel ornaments. I love them all. My favorite color changes from panel to panel. There is something so exciting about rich vibrant colors especially with this new distressed...

The Lark Art Gallery, in Sedona, Az, specifically asked me to create new angel ornaments for them that would reflect our diverse multicultural population. They also wanted angels playing instruments. So I tried a variety of new hair styles and skin tones on these...

As many of you know I have a cockteel bird named Bleecker. Well, Bleecker demanded today that I give him equal time on my blog. His first post is a video of his favorite star Frostie. The title of this magnificent production is "Frostie Dancing To Shake Your Tail...

Good News, I have just completed 25 of my 2009 Christmas angel ornaments. I have two styles this year, the flying angel and the angel at prayer. I really enjoyed making them because their dresses have layers and layers of textured paint creating a distressed look....

Here is a new addition to my bird series, The Stork. He is flying south to Sedona, AZ where he will join other unique animals at the Lark Art Gallery. Catherine and Douglas Wieneke, owners of Lark Art, have special ordered the Stork for their store. They believe he...

I'm excited to post my latest architectural painting. It was commissioned by a local Investment Realtor . The house is a small Victorian structure here in Helena MT. The house is made of brick and stone with intricate gingerbread moleding. The painting is on 1/2"...

My first video tutorial on Contour Line Drawing Is now available at www.somethingtomake.com This workshop demonstrates the basic steps of contour line drawing and offers multiple projects that students can adapt to their own art work use a variety of media. The videos...