August is often referred to as the ‘dog days of summer’. The days are long and often hot. Lilies and Dahlias are the iconic flowers and blueberries the favorite fruit ripe towards the end of the month.  For an easy demo on how to transfer an outline of this picture to paint your own, please […]

You can draw or paint an image of your own cat from your own photo. Please click here  to learn how to shoot a good photo of your own pet and how to transfer the photo to paper for painting. Or, you can contact me for a professional commission using the contact form on the […]

 If you would like to draw or paint an image of your own dog, you can paint so with confidence from your own dog photo. Please see the “How to” videos on this website that will show you how to shoot a good photo of your own pet and how to transfer the photo to […]

A quiet lake at the end of August. Pine trees on the shoreline cast their long reflections into the water.

          This picture is a good example of what masking can accomplish. The heads of the wildflowers are masked off using liquid mask it (preferable) or small pieces of masking tape. I have not tried to be as botanically accurate as possible but, instead displayed an informal variety of wild flowers […]