A red winged blackbird is a sure sign of summer. You can find these colorful birds in wetland areas where they are known to lay there eggs in each other’s nests. It is a very friendly community.

A beautiful grandiflora red rose wins first prize at a garden show in June. For instructions on how to transfer this picture so that you can paint it or more pictures to transfer please download the following video…Transfer an Image

 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 […]

 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 […]

          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 […]

This beautiful flower, called Champagne Lace was named the rhododendron of the year for 2016 by the American Rhododendron Society. In this picture  I attempted to be as botanically accurate as possible showing the flower in full bloom. Because we are dealing with a very light colored flower I have painted the shadows in the […]