On Point and On the Rise

My friend has an English Pointer hound and asked me to paint it on point in the field. I used a fairly impressionistic approach to the background and a more focused realistic attempt for the dog and quail. The texture of the original piece is wonderful, though it does not translate via the digital image. Oh well, it was fun anyway! Acrylic on canvas 24' x 18"

Deep Woods Therapy

The other day I was longing to be in a place such as this ... where clear pools of water held hungry trout ready to take my dry fly. As it turned out, I couldn't go, so I painted it instead. This color scheme with its deep shadows and contrasting bright highlights is very cool ... I really enjoyed this painting! Acrylic on canvas 24" x 18"

Winter Worship

For some reason, my last few paintings have been of winter scenes ... may be a Freudian thing because I really do love to paint snow and it has been pretty hot out lately ... who knows?!!

The softness of the moonlit snow and the darkness of the night really define this painting. It will make a great Christmas card, don't you think?!! Acrylic on canvas 24" x 18".