I get a lot of questions about my scratchboard work during art festivals and from art enthusiasts online, with the number one question being 'what the heck is scratchboard anyways?!', or some variation of that. The second most frequent question I receive from people is about the tools I use to create my wildlife pieces, so I thought it was long overdue to share that information (visually) with everyone! This may be more information than some of you want or need, but for my

Good Morning and happy Wednesday all! The post today will be short and sweet. I just wanted to highlight where you can find the usual content that has been reorganized. With the coming of the new year and new business, I decided to condense information and streamline the website to make it more user friendly! The Artwork page has been condensed to more easily showcase all the pieces available for sale and to view in a few easy galleries. There is also now information about

Today, I want to share with you a little bit more about the actual PROCESS of starting, working on, and completing a scratchboard piece. I'm frequently asked how I do these pieces, but have never shared an in-depth explanation. SO here it is...Start to Finish! Step one is deciding what reference image to use (this part really is more difficult than you'd think, even with a whole library to chose from!) Step two is determining the best size board to use for the subject...do

In the last few months, scratchboard has become the main focus of my artwork. For those of you who have been following my work, this is a trend you may have noticed. If you're just coming across my work and this site, please take a look around and see what I've been up to here. I thought I might take a few minutes to write about the medium itself and why I've switched my focus from primarily pencil and charcoal to scratchboard. Scratchboard is not a new medium, but it is de