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“CORN BOYS”
Original Acrylic Painting 18″ by 24″
Original Painting- $550.00
Winter skies have forced the Canada geese to take flight. A ringneck pheasant is crouched in the corn. The gobblers are busily feeding along the corn field’s cut edge. Yes, this late autumn scene brings great nostalgic feelings to a nature lover.
“WOOD DUCKS”
Original Painting Has been Sold!
This is one of my earlier duck paintings. The original was used as a Ducks Unlimited banquet print. The image was used as a cover for a western Pennsylvania outdoor newspaper. I still have limited-edition prints available. $40.00
“SPRINGTIME MAJESTY”
This Painting Has Been Sold!
Prints available at $40.00
“SPRINGTIME MAJESTY” is another painting made into a limited-edition series. This image appeared on the cover of the National Wild Turkey federation’s magazine entitled “Turkey Call.” A black and white version appeared as a cover of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers’ Association’s quarterly magazine too. I have a few of these prints in stock if interested.
“AUTUMN GOBBLERS”
Original Acrylic painting is 18″ by 24″.
Original painting- $600.00
The old gobblers were feeding around the base of a beech tree when they noticed movement from above. A group of turkey vultures are preparing for their annual southern migration. The “AUTUMN GOBBLERS” are making sure of their safety before finishing their feeding.
“JAKE-BASSETT HOUND”
Original Acrylic painting is 16″ by 20″.
Painting has been sold!
Bassett hounds are an interesting breed. Long ears, short legs and a deep, mellow bark. I have always enjoyed watching them run and play.
“FILTERED LIGHT-BROOK TROUT”
Original Acrylic painting is 9″ by 12″
The trout is a beautiful species of fish. This native brookie is enjoying feeding in “FILTERED LIGHT” $450.00
“MEADOW’S EDGE-BLACK BEAR FAMILY”
Original painting- $600.00
I love the black bear. Every time I see a bear, I have feelings of extreme joy. They are a majestic mammal. The painting, “MEADOW’S EDGE-BLACK BEAR FAMILY” depicts a loving mother watching as her cubs play. A strutting gobbler and warbler are elsewhere in the painting.
“FLYING LOW-MALLARDS”
Original Painting $300.00
The Mallard duck is a most common waterfowl specie. “FLYING LOW-MALLARD” features a mallard drake flying just above the water level on a bright day.
“BIRCH BEAR”
Birch Bear
Original painting-$200.00
The painting entitled, “BIRCH BEAR“, depicts a bruin among autumn foliage and birch trees. Hope you like it.
I love the beauty of a snow-laden woodlands. Limbs and vines and covered with heavy white snow make a great contrast, thus the painting, “Winter Wonderland”.
Winter Wonderland
Original painting-$600.00
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. The “Rose-Breasted Grosbeak” is one of my favorite birds to see in the spring and summer woodlands. they usually stop by and enjoy my feeding station. $250.00
LIFT-OFF: SHOVELERS
Lift Off (Shovelers)
Shovelers are an interesting specie of waterfowl. The have large “shovel-like” beaks to aid in food finding. “Lift Off” depicts several of the birds taking off from a lake. $450.00
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Autumn Grouse
“Autumn Grouse”
“Autumn Grouse” was a painting I entered in the Colorado Upland Bird Contest requiring a Ruffed Grouse be painted. I purposely omitted much detail in the background. I had hoped judges would like this attempt. The painting failed to win. $350.00
Lifting Fog
The painting, “Lifting Fog” is a painting of an actual area and an actual experience. I hunt this area often for those bronzed-back gobblers in the spring. I set there and was enthralled as the fog lifted off the field from the rising sun. I sketched the site and made some photos. This painting is the result. $350.00
Brown Trout #2
“Brown Trout #2” was entered earlier this year in the Delaware Trout Stamp. I failed to place with the painting, although I do like this one. Last year, I entered a brook trout and received an honorable mention. $350.00
Hints Of Light
In 2009, I was at the Cook Forest for a French & Indian War reenactment. On Sunday morning, I hiked the Longfellow Trial in my F&I dudes. I became mesmerized with the early morning sun filtering through the high canopy. I knew the painting, “Hints of Light” was to be made from this experience. I almost tramped on a fawn that June morning. (I did receive some stares from a couple of other hikers…they must have wondered what I was wearing?) $500.00
The Escape of Massey Harbison
This Painting has been sold!
Imagine living in the year 1792 in Western Pennsylvania. Native warriors launch a surprise raid upon a humble log cabin killing and capturing. A young mother, Massey Harbison, was captured and miles later managed an escape with one surviving baby. Her miraculous travels and eventual return is a story that would make a great documentary. “The Escape of Massey Harbison” is a painting depicting one event of her escape. Her baby whimpered and a warrior heard something and waited. She was discovered along the banks of the Allegheny River, naked, near death with her body covered with cuts and briars.
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At Rest-Wood Duck
The Wood Duck drake is one of most beautiful ducks found in my area. The painting: “At Rest-Wood Duck” shows the male woodie in all his splendor resting on a moss-covered log. This art was entered in the Delaware waterfowl Stamp contest this past spring. The painting failed to spur on any interest. Hope you enjoy the painting. $450.00
Mealtime-Rainbow Trout
Nothing tastier than a mayfly to a trout! (I think!) This painting entitled; “Mealtime-Rainbow trout” depicts a rainbow trout rapidly emerging from the shadows to dine on a mayfly. This painting was entered in the Delaware Trout Stamp Contest taking 4th place as an honorable mention. $450.00
Mid-Morning Nap
Napping in the woods is something I often do as the spring gobbler season wears me down as well as my allergies. “Mid-Morning Nap” depicts a young hunter sleeping away in the spring sunshine. He has performed hen calls for gobblers and eventually the bigboy strutted across the field to look for the hen he had heard earlier that morning. Unfortunately for the hunter HE IS ASLEEP! $450.00
Snowy Surprise
A wise deer hunter NEVER straps his rifle over his/her shoulder or places the firearm against a tree while watching for the quarry. A human cannot remove the rifle fast enough. A deer is fast! This art, “Snowy Surprise” shows such a scene as the nice buck sneaks in from behind and sees the hunter. The deer snorts loudly as he is out of sight in seconds. $450.00
Springtime Bear
Always a treat to see a black bear in the wild. The black color can be amazingly difficult to see in the forest shadows. But they are a beautiful mammal to behold! “Springtime Bear” shows a bruin coming from behind blooming rhododendrons. $250.00
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Scarlet Tanager
Obviously, the Scarlet Tanager is one of the most beautiful birds of spring. I always watch for these migratory birds during the spring gobbler season. “Scarlet Tanager” is a painting long overdue to be painted. I painted this one in 2009. $250.00
Winter Elk
“Winter Elk” is a painting showing a majestic-sized antlered elk traveling across a spruce forest. The spruce trees are snow laden as a golden sunrise is captured. Steam evades his nostrils on this cold morning. $450.00
This painting has been sold!
This painting was an experimental one. I decided to try painting a Union Civil War soldier in preparation to the Gettysburg battle painting I am currently working on as of date. “The Shot” allows the viewer to see the instant the shot was made.
Merganser Family
While fishing along the Allegheny River I had the privilege to watch a mother merganser and her young numerous times as they swam back and forth. I just had to paint them. The “Merganser Family” painting was entered in the Pennsylvania Waterfowl Contest a few years ago. $450.00
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nice work…
Thank you very much, Steve!
I think your work is just great! Fantastic attention to detail gives me the feeling you spend a lot of days enjoying what you paint. Have you ever done magazine work,i think it would translate well.
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Thank you very much. I have done magazine work over the years.
Hello very interested in the autumn grouse painting is it for sale or a print? Where can I buy if it is for sale? Thanks again!
Hi Kelby, The original of the “Autumn Grouse” is still here at my home. I haven’t offered the painting for sale, but it is. I do not have prints of the art, but I can have a print made. I will send you more information via e-mail. Thank you very much for your interest.
Beautiful work!
Thank you, Anna! I appreciate that!