When my son Matthew was in Cub Scouts in Saline, Michigan (early on his journey to achieve Eagle Scout), an annual ritual for the troop...

Woolley Park Stroll was started en plein air with my studio assistant Cosmo. Completed today, I decided to enhance some of the...

On another plein air excursion this past weekend, I came across a bucolic early morning scene at Wooley Pary, just west of South State...

The final version of Ski Tracks. Additional work on the shadows and scattered leaves in the snow capped off an enjoyable journey from...

While working on another large 21x27 pastel painting, I thought I would break up my schedule with a small study. At the same time, I...

Working on the Teton painting. Here is the initial version following creation of the underpainting and initial application of pastel: In...

Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....

Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....

See the color in the photo below; this photo was digitally enhanced as best as I could using Microsoft Office. In fact, without...

One of the joys of painting landscapes in pastels is the ability to quickly add dashes and spots of different color to express density...

The latest version of my plein air painting at the Pittsfield Preserve. I guess it is 50% "plein air" as I am completing the pastel in...

I enjoy the oranges, reds and greens of medieval Italy! Here is the current version or Ravello. Working those greens, blues, purples,...

This is a scene from the town of Ravello on Italy's Amalfi Coast. Ravello towers above the Mediterranean, an arduous uphill hike from...

New pastel painting: pond in Lillie Park, near Ann Arbor, MI. Soft pastel on Uart sanded paper. 10x13. See Marsh Madness and other...

This painting was started as our field demo in "The Landscape in Pastel" class at the Michigan Art Center. I darkened the ground above...

In the Pittsfield Preserve off Thomas Road near Saline, MI. An early morning in June, the soybeans were starting to emerge with vigor as...

A wintry scene on a sunny morning in the Pittsfield Preserve off Thomas Road, Pittsfield Township, Michigan. #Uart #pastels #snow

This morning I had the privilege to meet Ed Kennedy, PSA. Ed resides in the same town as I do, in Saline, MI., so we got together to...

Strolling through Furstenberg Park in Northeast Ann Arbor, I came across an open field housing scattered birch trees. I was inspired: I...

Before I publish my work-in-progress dissertation condemning the use of the "color" black, I thought I would share progress on "Daybreak...