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24 May

Welcome to my New Website

In Portfolio by admin / May 24, 2023 / 0 Comments

Welcome to my new Western Trails website!

New site features:

Rotating full-screen images on home page
Mobile-responsive theme
Various pages allow for different photos in the background, which show through the translucent text boxes.

Other features focus around the Gallery, which is where my artwork lives.

“Brick” Gallery wall that highlights my paintings
Pics of photos on each gallery page. Each of these photos were the inspiration for the painting on that page
I’m currently testing out sounds (check out the buzzing bees on the “What’s the Buzz?” page. These are designed to help bring viewers out in nature with me!

In the Gallery you can click through to my art vendor, FineArtAmerica to view purchase options for quality print reproductions.

FineArtAmerica has great customization options, including options for posters, canvas, and more. All reproductions are created using high quality giclee and are printed on museum quality archive products.

I especially love the framing and matting options, which you can try out right on the page. On the left in this photo I’ve chosen a green frame and cream-colored mat. Get creative and have fun creating your own custom-framed giclee art work, featured at a reasonable price.

ArtWanted.com – Image of Mug, available for Purchase

Our Gift Shop, looks and functions largely the same as the earlier one did. Here you can click through to Art Wanted.com, where I offer tons of personal and household gifts such as mugs, note cards, coasters, totes, and more. Each product is available as a single item or in quantity.

Art Wanted has updated their website so you’re able to see my artwork images directly on each product before you order.

We offer tons of great products, from mugs to totes, to coasters, and so much more. In the Art Wanted marketplace all products are reasonably priced and can be purchased individually or in quantity, and feature quick turnaround, with money back guarantee!

These products make great gifts, home decor ideas, or for adding personal touches of whimsy to your life!

30 Jul

Desert Dessert

In Portfolio,Sculptures by admin / July 30, 2009 / 0 Comments

These sculpted bookends depict the mountains found in Death Valley, called Artist’s Palette. While hiking through the foothills there, I was taken in by them because of their colors, but the real thing that got my attention was the top of the mountains, which appeared to be covered with chocolate sprinkles. To top it off, the mountains looked like a multi-flavored ice cream sundae. Maybe I’d been out hiking too long without lunch, but I named this sculpture Desert Dessert.

When I returned home from this trip, I couldn’t get the funky mountains out of my mind, and I just had to start sculpting them. The range’s official title is Artist’s Palette, and they are in the foothills of the Black Mountains. They are noted for having various colors of rock, much like those found in the famous Painted Desert in Arizona. The color variations are caused by the oxidation of different metals such as red, pink and yellow (from the iron salts); green from mica, while manganese produces the purple. Apparently a great deal of volcanic activity occurred here, which is why the mountain caps are sprinkled in black!

If you are interested in an estimate for creating a reproduction of this sculpture by hand please contact me.

25 Jul

Catalina Island Retreat

In Portfolio,Sculptures by admin / July 25, 2009 / 0 Comments

These sculptured bookends depict a stunningly beautiful, lesser known cove on Catalina Island, called Howland’s Landing, which is on the opposite end of the island from Avalon. Look closely and you can see the blue roofs of the cabins, which sit on the beach side. On the right side of the sculpture sits Emerald Cove, whose pristine waters contain some of the best snorkeling on the Pacific coast, and where I took my first plunge into the sport. I was well-rewarded for my minor bravery, as I got to see the gorgeous, bright orange Garibaldi, which I learned is the official State Fish of California and is protected in California coastal waters.

If you are interested in an estimate for creating a reproduction of this sculpture by hand, please contact me .

13 Apr

Kauai: The Verdant Volcano

In Portfolio,Sculptures by admin / April 13, 2009 / 0 Comments

This sculpture of Kauai depicts the volcanic nature of the island. Lava flows are still present and lend a natural beauty to the earth’s red foundation. When sculpting this island, it was great fun to learn about Kauai’s canyons, its famous Napali Coast, and its cheery lighthouse. The island’s volcanic geology and geography have captured my interest and I’ve now added Kauai to my top list of places I’d like to visit.

I created this island sculpture of Kauai, Hawaii for a client who loves to travel there often with his family. As I have not been to Kauai, I relied on my client’s photographs, coupled with satellite images of the island and its topography in order to create the sculpture.

A hand painted reproduction of this sculpture can be created, using my new plaster and mold process. If you are interested, please contact me.