SHORT AND SWEET VERSION: I painted this for our retiring, talented pastor of 31 years.  It was a big deal.  It was unveiled for him on his...

This young lady is the 4th child in her family, and she has been waiting for her portrait to be done so it will hang with those of her sibli...

This is a portrait of my daughter, Alyssa, at her favorite coffee shop in her college town.  The Cup , located in The Village near BSU, was...

Last year I painted this for my friend Emily.  She commissioned this portrait of her fiance's beloved dog, to be her gift to him on thei...

Words cannot describe the magnitude of pain felt by parents who have lost a child.   I will not pretend to know what it is like to ...

My dad gave me his 4th grade reader.  I love the look of old books, and I wanted to include this one in a painting. My original plan was t...

Becky, a coworker of mine at the NICU, is getting married soon.  She asked me to design her "Save the Date".  She gave me all the ...

I’ve been wondering if there is a way for my artwork to serve God and bless others.  In my nursing job, it’s easy to feel as though...

My friend and coworker Sharla asked me to draw a portrait of her kids (cats), Ming and Bella.    It took me awhil...

This fall, I posted about my new plein air painting system, and how I was practicing using it on my own property.  Well, here is a pa...