Winter Birds

Had fun painting these “Winter birds”.   Acrylic on 4x4 coasters.

Acrylic Pour Painting

I've been experimenting with acrylic pour painting.  This is one I've completed on an 11x14" canvas using acrylic paint, a pouring medium and silicone, which creates the cells.  You can find lots of videos of this method on You Tube.  I'm still learning, more to come.

Terns and a Gull

I've completed an acrylic painting of terns and a gull from a photograph I took in Rockport, Texas, last year.   It is 22"x11" on wood panel. 

Landscape painting with Golden Eagle

I've finished a commission piece, acrylic, two 30" canvases to make a painting 60" by 24".  Titled "Golden".  It is the first painting I've done in over 6 months, due to moving to a new residence.  I now have a studio with lots of natural light and space.  I've also joined the Heritage Art Guild, so hope to do more painting. 

Nature's Educators Secret Garden Social

Join us on August 27, 2016 for an afternoon of birds, art, entertainment, food and fun. 

Featured artists will be live-painting our feathered friends throughout the garden and selling studio art.  You will even have the opportunity to purchase the artwork created that afternoon.

ARTISTS:
Daniel Sprick
Edward Aldrich
Dan Oakleaf
Aimee Deneweth
Sheri Farabaugh
Clyde Steadman
Jessica Wicken
Justin Clements
Tracy Wilson

This is an EXCLUSIVE event to raise money for Nature's Educators and Metro Denver Parrot Rescue, two incredible wildlife organizations based here in Colorado.  100% of the ticket proceeds go to these beautiful animals.  Tickets are limited, so buy yours today! http://www.natureseducators.org/secretgarden/


Saturday, August 27, 2016
11:00 am to 3:00 pm

2465 S. Jackson St.
Denver, CO 80210

$25 pp

Minimum age: 21

Also on site:
Talon Winery, Grist Brewing Company, El Javi Musician, Food Truck El Carte 303, Root Beer Floats served by the VFW, Silent Auction. 

Christmas Card Painting 2015

Each year I do a painting for my Christmas Card.  This year I had a photograph of a Mule Deer that I took while birding.  This is my painting from the photograph.  Acrylic on canvas, 9 X 12.  I like the large ears and big eyes.  "Miss Mule Deer".

Nature's Educators Birds of Prey Soiree

Nature's Educators Birds of Prey Soiree and Masquerade is Saturday, October 10, 2015, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Molly Brown Summer House, 2690 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Denver, CO 80227.  Hors d'oeuvres, open bar, music, live raptors, door prizes, silent auction, historic mansion tours, and photo booth.  I will have my painting of Arctic the Gyr Falcon in the silent auction: 16"X20", acrylic on textured canvas, framed.  Buy tickets online at www.natureseducators.org.  Semi formal attire, mask optional.

Mt. Moran from Oxbow Bend

I recently returned from a kayaking trip with the Rocky Mountain Sea Kayak Club to the Tetons.

We paddled Jackson Lake, Jenny Lake, String and Leigh Lakes.  But, my favorite was paddling the Snake River.  This is an ink drawing of Mt. Moran from Oxbow Bend. 

I finally did some quick pastel sketches of Nature's Educators raptors.  All on paper, 16x20.

Phoenicia-Peregrine Falcon

Hera-Merlin Falcon

Arctic-Gyr Falcon

iPhoneography Panorama Roxborough Park

While hiking Roxborough State Park I took some panorama shots with my iPhone using Auto Stitch.  This photo was 10 shots stitched together.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN.   I took a photo of a painting I did of a skull and a Listerine bottle. (Oil on canvas 9x12), then used my iPhone photo app "Image Blender" to add the scary face into the photo.  Fun!

iphoneography Photo Class

I attended an iphoneography class with instructor James Clarke at the Arts Students League of Denver.  iPhone apps were downloaded to my phone for the class, i.e. Hipstamatic, Camera+, PhotoStudio, ScratchCam, AutoStitch, Snapseed.  For these photos I used AutoStitch and took a sequence of photos which were then stitched together by the App to make one panorama.  More to come later using the other Apps. Union Station, Cherry Creek State Park, and Chatfield State Park.

Birds of Prey Soiree 2014

My painting of Zeus (8x10 Oil) Nature's Educator's Harris's Hawk will be one of the Silent Auction items at the Birds of Prey Soiree & Masquerade, Fri. Oct. 24, 2014, Historic Parkside Mansion, 1859 York St., Denver, Co. Hors d'oeuvres//Open Bar//Live Music//Live Birds of Prey//Door Prizes and Silent Auction.   Register and buy tickets at:  www.natureseducators.org/bps

White-crowned Sparrow

Someone very special to me had a photo of this White-crowned Sparrow that begged to be painted.  Oil on 8x10 canvas.  I am also doing a birding list this year, and as of today, have 100 species. 

Parkview Fine Art Festival

I will be showing and selling four of my paintings at the Parkview Fine Art Festival.
Thursday Feb. 20, 7-9 p.m. Opening Reception.
Friday Feb. 21, 10-9 p.m. and Saturday Feb. 22, 10-8 p.m.
Parkview Church, 12444 Parkview Dr., Aurora, Co 80011
www.parkviewucc.org  Stop in to see some great art at reasonable prices.

A Tasting of Talons & Art

Nationally known artists and sculptors will create original works of art using Nature's Educators raptors as models.  Wine tasting by Talon Winery of Palisade, CO.  Both art and wine will be available for purchase to benefit Nature's Educators.

March 1, 2014 at Evergreen Fine Art.

www.evergreenfineart.com , www.natureseducators.org , and www.talonwinery.com 

Pet Portraits

Commissioned pet portraits of Gretchen, Old English Bull Dog, and Lilly, Black Lab, 8X10 oil on canvas.

Large Abstract Triptych

These are three large panels of abstract art that make up a triptych.  When placed side by side they measure 3 feet high and 6 feet wide.  Acrylic on wrapped canvas.  This is a commission piece almost ready to varnish and ship. 

2013 Christmas Card

Happy Holidays.  This year's Christmas card features a painting from my private collection.  It is a watercolor 21 X 27 inches of a Great Gray Owl.  I started painting with watercolors, then experimented with various mediums including acrylics, pastels, and oil.  I am now painting abstracts with acrylics.  My latest piece which will be posted at a later date is a commissioned triptych 6 feet in length. 

Using leftover acrylic paint for collage painting

For part of the painting I peeled off leftover acrylic paint on my palette and stuck them on my painting.  Looks kind of spooky.  12X12 canvas.