I’m working on a new dog portrait – this is a sweet little pug named Pete! My client was gifted a gallery bucks gift certificate (available in my shop) for a custom pet portrait and selected an 8″ x 8″ full color oil painting for Pete – he’s going to look just gorgeous! He’s getting […]

Never try to repair a sagging gutter with standing water in it by whacking the underside with a hammer. Bad idea. Bad.

I’ve recently had the (cough) privilege (cough) of being informed that “it’s not all about me, despite what I may think.” And quite honestly (that was another trigger phrase used in the information packet I received) I have a few things to say about that. Imagine that. I’m sure I’m not the only one who […]

Today marks the start of Week #24 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite (pencil) drawing from their photograph. Last week, there were no entries – which was a blessing in disguise. We spent the weekend getting my eldest ready for her camping […]

I decided to join in on this weeks Bird Photography Weekly (#40) since I have a few bird shots that I’ve been wanting to share with you! The beauty above is a Hermit Thrush – new to my yard and it took me a little while to identify her. I used my Bird Songs: 250 […]

Over the past few months, I’ve been putting together a site for Lindsey over at Reading Red Letters. I had already designed her site once before, so I was excited to hear about the new vision she had for her site. Lindsey uses RRL to challenge herself and her readers to learn and understand the […]

Today begins Week #23 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite (pencil) drawing from their photograph. Last week’s winner was Kathi’s White German Shepherd, Nakita. A note on framing for portrait winners: I recommend Nielsen Bainbridge Archival Gallery Frames available through Dick Blick. […]