Tinted Tara's dress to yellow, and expanded my work on the flowers. Added the stripes to Brooke's dress and started filling ...more

Work on Brooke, Paige, and Andy. Added a little bit of shadow to Tara's dress, still some more work on her feet and have to ...more

It's getting very difficult to get decent photos without glare from one side to other. So thanks for your patience. Coming ...more

Paige is such a cute baby. I've really enjoyed focusing on her. Sorting out flowers and rock colors and trying to fix my mo...more

Working on a few things. Adjusted Tara's arm, started to play with the flower configurations, started building in Paige Mose...more

I've attached the left panel and have begun blocking in characters. The idea is that now these people will be just a little b...more

Everything is back upright again. Still lots of little things, but I'll add the left panel again next week and sort out the ...more

I think I got all the pictures I wanted to show you today. Still working upside-down adding the fruit of the tree. This req...more

This has been upside down day, but I've inverted the images so that you don't have to look at them upside down. Painted in m...more

Today is the day before upside down day. Still have to work on the likeness of Tara, but I like the flowing veils and angeli...more

Continued to work today on Tara's likeness and the form of her pose. I adjusted her arms a little bit to make holding the b...more

Some progress on the left side, center panel. Need to work on softening some edges, and develop a clearer likeness of Tara. ...more

I have to apologize for the poor lighting. Couldn't get a good shot. Light is good to paint in but difficult to get picture...more

Added Calla Lillies and shadows from the tree leaves. Still have work to do on flesh tones. I hope to begin turning the pai...more

Started adding foreground flowers, added the koi back. Still working on some flesh tones. Adjusted my easel to begin develo...more

Placed more leaves and started adding flowers. Unifying some skin tones and adjusting shadows. More refinement to right col...more

I have to apologize that sometimes the lighting is better for a photograph at one time but not always another. Added two more...more

Finally able to add the Blue Heron and one deer. I think I'll have several out there running along. Still have to get back ...more

Began adding more leaves on the trees. At this point I tend to float around looking at everything and touching all of it wit...more

Adjusting flesh tones, detailing column capitals. Preparing for flowers, deer, and blue heron. (I know, I said that before....more

Did some more work on details today. Some general refinements, growing some plants, getting ready for flowers and my need to...more

I asked the question, is it possible to eat too much of the fruit of the tree of life? I guess not. I separated the left...more

Lots of picky tiny brush work. Changed the direction of McGuire's look, started to pick at Jacson's image, and plan to have ...more

Sorry, my previous posting got lost between here and there... Still a lot of work to do in this detail area, and I have to...more

Every painting should require an orange cat. This is McGuire. A little bit of work in this area and he should fit in pretty...more

One last update. Had to have someone reaching for the fruit... I also uploaded a youtube video of our progress thus far. Yo...more

A busy day to day, mostly running errands, but I had some time to work a little bit on the lion and prepare a progress video ...more

Couldn't quit tonight without showing a little more work on my lion, and the bronze/gold/brass caps for the columns. I'd lov...more

Spent some more time with the lion and plants around the column base. My plan is to make the capital of the column out of br...more

Still working on the lion a bit. Ways to go before I'm happy with that. Start working on a progress video, I think that wil...more

Began working on the left post with Lion fountain and Alpha initial. There will be a lot of water plants and grasses around ...more

Gradually filling out our lower portion of the register. The lady on the right in the red dress hopefully, sorry about the p...more

The last images before the New Year. Best wishes for all in the year ahead....more

I spent a fair amount of time modifying the pose of our model on the right. I'll be working on her portrait tomorrow. Conti...more

Today was a difficult day. Beginning to add the new figure on the right of the center panel and not yet satisfied with the p...more

No doubt in my mind that today I had to reconfigure Terri's hand and in the process temporarily lost the fish. Did some more...more

Continuing to make refinements to flesh tones and shadows. Adding foreground flora and fauna that will push our current figu...more

Continuing to work on details surrounding the pool area. Toes, fingers,light and shadow. Merry Christmas to everyone! I ho...more

Worked on modifications to Terri Cox's dress, and some color adjustments to better integrate light sources. I lengthened Ter...more

There is so much that is planned, and as much or more that is unplanned. I was glad today to get this very important tree li...more

Skin tone adjustments have been challenging, but I think I'm getting those worked out. Changed Terri's hand position just a l...more

Turns out Laura's plane is coming in late tonight, so I had some more time to sort out Jacson's appearance. At least a start...more

Just working through some details and color adjustments. Looking forward to adding Jacson Cox shortly. Still a fair amount ...more

Adding water lilies and adjusting color to build in contrast and color intensity. I'll be working on some small details and ...more

Continuing to work on Terri Cox and environs......more

A little more work on Terri's costume and skin tone, getting her feet wet. Lots of small touches here and there to make her ...more

I've begun to work on Terri Cox's image. I hope she doesn't mind the change of clothing I've given her. Jacson will be stand...more

A little more work on the waterfalls....more

A little bit more work on the pitcher, the blue jay and the water lilies....more

A little more detail in the foliage around the pitcher and the blue jay on the rope, and a little solidity in the pitcher. C...more

Starting to work more on the stone and the vase, or pitcher. The rope will provide a perch for a bird ( haven't decided yet ...more

A little further work on the stone steps and pool. Soon to start building in flowers and foreground plants and fiddling arou...more

Starting to develop the waterfalls, rocks and water below. I have to let the pond area and rocks dry a little bit. I think ...more

Completing the catalog of my reference photos was really important. It's so easy to lose track of things and get it all in a...more

I had a great time getting my reference photos on Saturday. Good chili, too, thank you! I have to catalog the images that I...more

I felt like I had to grow the tree a bit today even though I have some catching up to do on some scripting projects. So I co...more

I've begun to develop the tree canopy and working to create the feeling of being "under" the tree rather than looking at it f...more

Making some progress getting the sky in place. At some point the left panel will be set aside and everything will be shifted...more

Starting to develop the tree and sky. Will have to start working with side panels to make sure that the panels match properl...more

I've begun to transfer and further develop the painting on the canvas now, drawing on the canvas with thinner and burnt umber...more

Saturday (Nov. 26th) we were able to begin taking reference photos and video. That was fun and I'm looking forward to this c...more

I have a pretty much done overall preliminary. The image shown here has been composited and heightened in contrast (although...more

Some reference photos. Thank you!...more

Made some progress on the left panel, with the good feeling of being able to see the tree begin to spread its branches symmet...more

About time to hit the sack, but this is how I leave my dining room table in the evening. I hope tomorrow to have completed t...more

Working on the drawing gives me an idea of how things are beginning to look, still allowing for many changes. I'd like...more

I've been impressed to use caution indicating people actually reaching for or touching the fruit on the tree, seems to interf...more

Picked up paint supplies today and did some more drawing to sort out details and poses. Looking forward to shooting video re...more

At this point I've begun to develop a detailed rendering of the Tree and surrounds so that I can place figures in interaction...more

Another beautiful day. I was able to finish the stretchers and also get the canvas stretched. Becky said, "that's one big p...more

The day has been absolutely beautiful and a good day to start to put together the stretchers. Still some parts to go into th...more

After evaluating the tree canopy using a computer model, I felt there was more flexibility with a schematic viewpoint that wo...more

Sketch shows image concept. I cut and paste that into the photo of the sancturary. I'm imagining warm greens and filtered ...more

The tree of life sticks with me as a important theme, carried from the stained glass transom. I also like the sense that we ...more

Another set of figments. Including a sleepy one. Drawings like these take on a life of their own. Many times they are just...more

This is a preliminary sketch of those that I call 'Figments'. They help me to work out poses and positions. They live in my...more

A proposed pattern for the arched transom. A tree of life. ...more

Photos were taken by Lynette and my initial sketches of a tree of life pattern for stained glass and mural concept in the are...more