Snow In The Forecast

Red Glasses

Another quick painting just for the fun of it.

The Disgruntled Elf Part 2

Round one: Tree 10, Elf zip.

The Disgruntled Elf

I sketched this late last night after a long evening of stringing up lights, chasing down and replacing the bad bulbs, and unboxing ornaments.

In The Spirit Of The Season Day 9

Here is a piece from the book Silent Night, Holy Night. The story of how the Christmas carol came about. I painted all the art in watercolor and Prismacolor Pencils.

In The Spirit Of The Season Day 8

This is the cover art for the book The Legend of St. Nicholas, depicting a very young St. Nick early in his career. I painted this piece in acrylics and prismacolor pencils.

In The Spirit Of The Season Day 8

This piece was just pure fun to work on.

In The Spirit Of The Season Day 7

This is the cover art for the book Clear Moon, Snow Soon. I can feel the cold air just looking at this piece. Probably has something to do with growing up in the Midwest. I painted the art for this book in oil on paper.

In The Spirit Of The Season Day 6

Just a fun piece for the back cover of the book “The Night Before Christmas.” It was great fun illustrating such a classic story. I painted the art in watercolor and color pencils.

In The Spirit Of The Season Day 5

This is one of my favorite pieces from the book “Junk Man’s Daughter.” I painted all the art in watercolor.

In The Spirit Of The Season Day 3 & 4

These are two pieces from the book “Papa’s Gift” written by my good friend Kathleen Long Bostrom. I’ve always enjoyed painting snow. It sure beats shoveling it, which I’ve done plenty of times. Who knows, maybe it takes experiencing the snow and cold to really understand it… naw.

 Snow Chickens.

Making a snow sandwich.

In The Spirit Of The Season/Day 2

The shopping scene from the book “The Legend of St. Nicholas.” I painted this piece in acrylics. The unique perspective kept things very interesting. It was a lot of fun to work on.

In The Spirit Of The Season

This is the title page illustration from a book I illustrated titled, "Clear Moon, Snow Soon. I painted all the artwork for this book in oil on paper.

Fire Chief Aiden

Another quick painting.

Chief Kelly

I set sketches aside for those times that I just need to paint for myself. It gives me a chance to explore new procedures, work with different color pallets, add to my portfolio, or just have fun with. I’m very happy with the way this painting turned out. The wheels of inspiration are turning. I’m looking forward to doing more.