simplystated-wildlifeart

Twenty years instudio building reputation for wildlife art in a hyper-realistic manner led to a near decade's exodus to painting on-location outdoors. The result has been a loosening of my style & joyous discovery of celebrating life thru paint. Of late, I've had my urges to paint some wildlife once again, the challenge to treat the subject with that same joy and simplicity I've found in the landscape- namely...impressions "simply stated!"

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

24"x 36" Peme Bon Won River Flush oil on canvas

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Has been awhile since I've shared a new work here for this blog...a fun piece, pushing the envelope...painting the wings as I or any mig...
Sunday, March 04, 2012

Top Ridge Bruiser...16"x 20" oil on linen..

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Here is the painting of an oak ridge...minus the buck yet to be painted in... and now here, a mature buck put in approachin...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

24"x 48" acrylic "Pike River Escape"...Ruffed Grouse

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This is a donation finished today, for the RGS or Ruffed Grouse Society...once more their honored featured artist.  Goes up for live aucti...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

One of my VERY FIRST paintings...and available!

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I received an email from an individual experiencing a very difficult road in life right now health-wise, no doubt leading to very expensive ...
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Ducks Unlimited...Redheads Oil Paintng

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18"x 24" oil...Redheads... Could it be early morning...eyes peeled to the skies when suddenly from the side of the blind a group ...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

2nd Runner-up 2010 Wis Inland Trout Stamp

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Well...a little disappointing, but first entree back into state competition in a number of years, and first entree with oils...
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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Buffleheads- Rough Water Bay 12"x 24" oil

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This is a work nearing its finishing, an oil representing the mood of the bay of Green Bay, which borders the west shores of Wisconsin's...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Brown Trout oil...

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Near Finished...Bluebills on the Bay...oil painting

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Well...been awhile since I posted progress pics on this blog, and now nearly finished... Added some incoming bills now, and using a rounded ...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Longtail Island Bluebills- Oil Painting

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Starting a new one that goes a long way back to very fond memories with friends of my youth, friends still...that of waterfowling on the bay...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

Studying the Whitetail Deer...

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Birthed from often helping artists learn to better understand how to see a deer artistically, study its anatomy and get it right...I have cr...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Privilege of North Wood's Livin'...

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Well...I paint what I live...and what I live inspires me deeply when I paint! This late afternoon, I took my best bird huntn' partner an...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Finished Winter Runoff Black Bear 8"x 10" oil

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Well...as the title says, it is now finished. I also took the photo outdoors in a bit better lighting, so color may appear slightly differe...
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Monday, April 21, 2008

Winter Run Off Black Bear...8"x 10" oil

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Painted the waterfalls and woodland scene first, then added this black bear. Will work a bit more color, some warms and softening to get th...
Monday, April 14, 2008

Alaskan Moose...9"x 12" oil

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This 9"x 12" study of an Alaskan moose is perhaps as finished as I believe it needs to be, saving the more in-depth work for a muc...
Friday, April 11, 2008

Changes...and better I think... Moose Oil Painting

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Well...advice I often give artists I realized was a pill I needed to swallow myself today. Anytime something doesn't quite feel right, ...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008

A study of a Moose in Oils... 9"x 12"

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Using a Zorn Palette...of red, black, yellow ocre and white.. I started a study of a wading, drinking bull moose today- Working on this for ...
Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Common Goldeneye- Oil painting 8"x 10"

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Finished this painting today, very satisfying after so many years in a couple ways. One, such a painting fifteen years ago would have requi...
Monday, March 31, 2008

Common Goldeneye- Oil painting

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Started this one today...an 8"x 10" oil...and like the Goose painting below, I'll be making a 2-1/2 minute short video on its...

Spring Thaw Canadian Goose- Oil Painting 8"x 10"

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Canada Goose Oil painting, and included, a YouTube video of this painting coming together start to finish! Click on image to see larger...th...
Tuesday, March 04, 2008

A bit more on the eagle....

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Not sure I'll go much farther than this on the detailing of the eagle. Going for pose, character, sense of softness on feathering...but...
Monday, March 03, 2008

Chilkat Fishin' Buddies...more progress oil painting

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Well..not a whole lot of time today, but progress is progress and I feel I'm startin' to get this eagle where I want it...happy thus...
Saturday, March 01, 2008

Chilkat Fishing Buddies 32"x 36" oil

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Taking an old scene I painted from my time two summers ago in Alaska, and finally starting to add a gliding eagle. The Chilkat Mountains (o...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Ruffed Grouse Oil Painting...progress

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here after today...wish I had more time to paint. Teaching's been taking up much of it... a few closeups...trying to keep background s...
Monday, February 25, 2008

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Progress steps of a ruffed grouse painting I'm working on, putting yellow-greens, yellows, and pinks into the sky.. as paint dabs, and ...
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Friday, January 11, 2008

Announcement...Work Now on FineArtAmerica.com

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Just wanted to announce to those that follow my blogspot, that I have now another site, a gallery of works that will be available for sale, ...
Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Winter Tree Turkeys- Oil Painting 40"x 50"

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Well...I think after today, this baby is really pretty much about done. A touch up of edges, some minor work in the midground tree area...b...
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Friday, December 28, 2007

Chessy Retriever Oil Painting- Riley...

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Now that Christmas has come, it is now safe to post this work I completed about a month ago, which I did at my younger son's request as ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Near Finished...Big Squall Ruddy Ducks- Oil Painting

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6"x 9" I'll let it sit around, tack up a bit...see what needs touching up, but I'm pretty happy with how this one is comin...
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Trout Theme Painted Chair

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I was asked by a local person if I'd do a favor for a Christmas present. I always hate when folks in the community ask me how much some...
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