Chasing the Desert Sky

I created the example above to illustrate the effect of layering color in indirect painting.  I began with horizontal strips o...

Still Life with Red Faced Warbler  9"x12"  oil/panel It's been a very interesting start to 2016, and I find m...

 Perch on a golden Apple  10"x10" I'm excited to share that my artwork will be included in new book called The Book of ...

Classical Glazing in Oil and a Contemporary Approach to Still Life Sarah Siltala    April 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2016 ~Sign up now, s...

  ~Happy 2016!!~   I am always excited when one year ends and another begins.  I love fresh starts and thinking of resolutions.  I cam...

  I recently had the opportunity to attend Natural Pigment's "Painting Best Practices" workshop held at Anthony Ryder...

I spent some time recently experimenting with handmade white oil paint.  I thought I'd share a little comparison I made after mixin...

One Brown Egg 6"x6"

American Goldfinch  11"x14" I just completed my first successful batch of hand refined linseed oil out of orga...

Recently I've become very interested in making some of my own paints and trying out different materials.  Earlier this year I b...

"Memento" 12x16 o/p

 "Perch on a Golden Pear"  14"14"  oil/panel It's been quite a while since I last checked in, I'm...

I recently took part in a group paint-out where over one hundred artists painted live and gave demonstrations on painting in eve...

  This summer the family returned to Tent Rocks National Monument for a picnic.  I thought I'd share some more photos I took while hi...