Listen to the music of the waterfall! Take a trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, to the National Parks of Yellowstone and Glacier. ...

Well actually, I drowned in the beauty of Avalanche Lake, and I survived to enjoy crafting this landscape in pastel. There are a variety...

It's that time of the year! After traversing the countryside and the farmland around Ann Arbor, Michigan, I will be heading out to New...

Just north of Brighton, Michigan on the northbound lanes of US 23, there's a vista on the right, depicting a stream winding through a...

The Ann Arbor-based AAWA will hold its summer exhibit at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, from July 5th through July...

The Great Lakes Pastel Society will hold its Members Exhibit at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, Michigan. The exhibit...

This is my second foray into creating a painting on the subject of searching for sea glass on Glass Beach on the Olympic Peninsula. It...

Behind Pittsfield Township Hall near Saline, MI., there are nature trails and a pond fed by Warner Creek. Cosmo (my dog) likes to sniff...

The joy of being an artist is not so much the completed product as it is the process of creating the art in the first place! For this...

Inspired by a hike along the Ocean Path Trail at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor in Maine, this 21x27 pastel painting evokes a bit of...

I recently visited Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. The day was overcast with a misty atmosphere exacerbated by the violent...

My family's Thanksgiving holiday was (once again) spent "way up north, " traversing the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern...

Mill Pond Park is located on the west side of Saline, MI. This pastel painting was created on Uart sanded paper with a variety of soft...

Here's a pastel painting-in-progress that includes a change in the composition mid-stream. The painting is called "Meeting at Mill Pond."...

Continuing with my Gallup Park series, below is a view of the Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI. The reference photo was taken...

Another pastel painting in my Gallup Park series. These two canoeists were heading back to the canoe livery on a balmy September...

Continuing with my Gallup Park series, here is a view of the Huron River neat the public boat launch area. There's a rather tricky...

Part of my new Gallup Park Series of pastels, this painting shows the abundance of water lilies on this stretch of the Huron River. The...

Gallup Park, on the north side of Ann Arbor along the Huron River, presents a wealth of painting opportunities! This scene is off the...

Pastel painting done in a plein air event at Bandemere Park in Ann Arbor, along the Huron River. The shimmer from the early-morning sun...