Cover Art for New Book Release

To anyone who can make it to East Aurora, NY in the coming weeks, there’s still time to see a nice display of art at the Absolut Care facility’s “Artwalk” hall.  It’s at 292 Main Street in East Aurora.  Six of my paintings are included in the show.  There are some nice landscapes and wildlife…

Happy Easter everyone!  A few weeks ago I was blogging about a new white version of the Daddy Roi lion sculpture being made available.  Well, here he is: As mentioned on my website, the inspiration behind the stylizing of the lion’s mane and other fur and of his expression was the magnificent Baroque movement in…

Spring is here, and I thought this would be as good a time as any to share a little bit about a very interesting and unusual art project I was asked to design last year.  The event was the 2010 Pioneer Day Youth Parade in Salt Lake City.  I picked the bee theme to represent…

I’m often asked whether I do commissioned paintings of individuals.  I enjoy receiving commissions and consulting with collectors regarding the particular projects they have in mind. Someone ordering a commissioned piece is welcome to describe his or her preferences in colors, pose, subject matter, etc. Such a client also has access to my suggestions and…

Sometimes in the art world there exists a little snobbery as to who is an artist and who is “merely” an illustrator or “commercial artist”.  In my opinion it’s mostly just a battle of semantics more than of true quality or cultural value in the work.  I believe a commercially motivated drawing can have far…

What a privilege it is to have the opportunity of creating art for book and magazine covers!  It presents practically endless possibilities for creative expression and, in cases like this, challenges an artist’s sense of design and command of various elements outside of his drawing and painting skills – such as manipulation of text. For…