In my travels I have been lucky to meet some of earth's magnificent creatures. For years I have stashed away sketches and photos of these animals for future use. Finally I've found time to do something with them. This latest series of watercolors features stark, intimate portraits of some of the most incredible creatures I've…

Yesterday I celebrated the 40th anniversary of the day I learned to walk. Who remembers these things? My mother always reminds me that I “marched forth” on March 4th. I walked four miles yesterday and am very happy I still can after 40 years. Hopefully I’ll still be walking at 94. Typically I get a…

The portrait workshop was fun, but tough. I tinkered with my demo for another week and am finally satisfied. The hardest portrait to paint is one of someone you love. It is tough to see a two-dimensional representation that actually does justice to your favorite person. Having such a beautiful model makes the task a…

The American Watercolor Society has awarded "Detour" the Margery Soroka memorial award. The awards ceremony is April 24th at the Salmagundi Club in NYC, but we'll be celebrating a bit earlier at home in Columbia!

My portrait workshop at Maryville university in st louis this weekend was a fast paced, hard fought good time. It is very difficult to do good portraits in watercolor, probably the toughest subject for the medium, especially given only three days to do it. This crew tackled it with some trepidation but came out with…

My workshop demo turned out quite nicely. I took a quick watercolor sketch from Piazza San Marco in Venice, along with some bad photo references, and created an idealized scene that summed up my romantic impression of the place. There is only so much demo you can do in a three day workshop while helping…

As a follow-up to our sketching tour in Italy, I put together this workshop to show how to take basic sketches and dull photos to make magical paintings. imagination was the key component and this crowd brought plenty. There never seems to be enough time to unleash it all, but we squeezed a bunch into…

Tonight I brought out my new work for a benefit for the Thompson Center for Autism. I find it difficult to believe all this work came out of my studio and the walls are still full! It was great to see my favorite Columbia friends, especially Mary & Roger, Mark & Elaine, Ed & Kathy,…

This weekend's workshop was a strange brew of hysterical old friends and talented new ones. Our time in the sun and sand was punctuated by two of the best workshops I've been a part of, but our presence is required back in Columbia asap. We'll be driving through the night and magically appear at home…

The artists in Baton Rouge are so much fun it is tough to stay focused on the workshop, but we got it done this weekend without being run out of town by a hurricane. I just loved this group! Our hosts at the Crowne Plaza made our stay so very nice and it is so…