

My Bad ...Art
Be forewarned I’m going to show you some ugly art. Not to worry. It's my own. Sketch of Knight riding through a kelp forest unaware of the hidden sea dragon. This concept I started wrestling with it back in the 1980s!!! Here is the first sketch. Side note: I didn't take the time to finish the pencil draft. Proper preparation prevents poor performance. Take the time to do the homework completely. I took another shot at it a few years later. Some elemetns worked-some did not a


Special Announcement
2025 Where There's Smoke... August 15-23rd 2025 at Ketchup City Creative in Sharpsburg, PA Gallery Hours: Weekdays: 4:30pm-7:30pm....


March news from the studio
Hello everyone! Perhaps you signed up for this e-newsletter so long ago you’ve forgotten all about it. Perhaps you’re a new subscriber. I...


Oops! I made a mistake.
It's an easy fix, luckily. Just some block out paint and reestablishing details. Have it up to snuff in a jiffy. But I can think about...


New Studio Work Space!
Recently, I was very blessed (by friends and strangers alike) with a new computer for my art room. I love it! 😍 Interested in getting...


X Marks the Spot.
Can't keep track of all your characters? Does the River Swein flows down to the Pares Sea or the Marac Ocean? When Frank left the throne...


Azimuth anyone?
Did you know you can use your analog wrist watch as a makeshift compass? Here my brother-in-law and nephew give it a try. Turns out it's...


Gallery Show paintings: Fire Fighters and First Responders (Its Kinda a Big Deal)
What started out as an exercise to challenge my oil painting abilities, turned into something much bigger. It turns out that painting...


RIP Chet
When I was a kid, we watched Emergency all the time. But after all these years, it isn't Johnny or Roy that I recall so fondly - it's...


Meanwhile back at the Fire Station...
I can’t show you anything from the commissioned picture book I’m working on right now, so here’s….something completely different. (!!!!)...