Gallery of MINIATURES & SKETCHES
Miniatures
I amaze myself, when painting the miniatures, with how much you can get into a tiny space. They are no easier to paint than a larger painting and actually seem to take more time per square inch. I  work under a magnifying glass like some of those artists that specialize in this form of painting  but I have been able to  do finished paintings on  piano keys, although most are on the outer edges of size requirements (no larger that 25 square inches) for the purist miniature shows.  My favorite is 5" x 7" which often emerge into part of a larger painting.
"Egret" oil 3" x 5" - available - won second at the Casper, WY miniature show SOLD"Zebra" oil 2&1/2" x 4" - SOLD"Prickly Pair" oil"Quail" oil - available"Bobcat Kitten" oil - SOLD"Bouquet" oil 6" x 4" - SOLD"Good Fishing Place" oil - available
Sketches
These paintings are usually smaller  in size & more quickly done. They often fall into the category of daily paintings, as in painting daily not  (at least for me) a painting a day. That's another group I greatly admire - the daily painter group.  When I attempt it I always go back & work more  and usually finish but I have been successful at completing one only a few times.
'Butterfly' 5" x 7" - SOLD
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