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

Strolling along at Breezy Point on the bay, I came across this kayak awaiting its next journey in Jamaica Bay at Breezy Point, NY. To...

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...

This compelling piece of driftwood lay on the beach at Lake Erie, at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. This natural habitat is well...

After toying with oil paints (and, of course, pastels), I am getting hooked on one of the cleanest art mediums - watercolor. At the beach...

It was a great day at the beach at Breezy Point, NY. This is a simple watercolor applied to a sketch done by a Sharpie. More Breezy...

Day 2 of the "Common Ground" plein air event in Ann Arbor, hosted by Nora Venturelli and Jill Wagner. Today we spent our 90 degree...

Today I participated in a wonderful plein air workshop hosted by Jill Wagner and Nora Venturelli, held in Ann Arbor at the Mari Lou...

Soon I will be heading out to Breezy Point, NY to create some more beach and seascape paintings. Breezy Point, a beach community on the...

I recently setup a gallery on Daily Paintworks. A majority of the paintings available on Daily Paintworks are small (many are 6x6...

In Pittsfield Township, Michigan, just south of Ann Arbor and east of Saline, there is a series of nature preserves (the "Pittsfield...

When I am not outdoors in one of my plein air painting excursions, I often take advantage of digital photography to enhance and complete...

There are plenty of barns in Michigan. Harkening back to reading the children's book "Big Red Barn" to my three children, I cam across...

Early mornings on humid summer days bring out an ethereal veil of the landscape, with a hazy look that almost blurs the nearby foliage...

I've been busy lately adding oil painting to my painting activities and have not gotten around to blog much. So I searched for past...

It feels like Christmas in July as I wrap up this painting! Hiking near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of...

Here is the completed painting of the Crane Creek Estuary scene at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. You can see the earlier...

Hopefully soon I will do a time lapse video of a painting from start to finish. Since I haven't yet tackled that technology, I thought I...

I should probably call this "Breezy Point Jetty Number 3," as it is the third painting I have done of this iconic landmark on the...

Here's a painting based on my recent visit to Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Northwest Ohio. This scene can be found at the Crane...