First of the 2012 Editions Ready

January 2, 2012
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This Limited Edition print is based on a series of sketches I did shortly after observing a gyrfalcon hunting north of Wandering River (a couple of hours drive north of Edmonton). As often happens when I work from my photo references, the first few sketches were way too realistic. It took a few iterations before I worked out how to show the essence of the falcon, how it just rode the air so effortlessly, dancing above the bushes and small trees. After some absentminded sketching one day dealing with the Continue...

New Web Appearance

January 1, 2012
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Please be patient as I re-make the website into what it should have been long ago. I am still working on bringing together a catalog of last years work, and the all-important ability to order and purchase via this site. It should all be functional in a week or so. Continue...

Original Prints?

December 28, 2011
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What is an Original Print? I would like to be really clear about this, because I’d like you to buy some of my work because you like it. No other reason. Because sometime later, when I get to meet you, it would be real nice to have a conversation about that. But for those of you for whom this is not enough, let me quote some of the experts on the subject: Original Prints are – as stated by the International Fine Print Dealers Association: “A print is a work Continue...

Why Print?

December 22, 2011
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Well, that is easy to explain – but it will take a while. One easy explanation is that I just could not stand charging the big money for my originals, so a democratic/egalitarian drive made me move to print (but thats just a good story). Do you really want to know? When I started with this art adventure in the fall of 2000, I started painting – and learning lots. Then a few years later I realized that I was making friends in the painting community (Ted Godwin for instance Continue...