New Bear Painting
About This Bear Painting Titled Free Flowing When I was creating the 16 paintings and writing my book, My Wild Life, I started this new bear painting now titled Free Flowing. At the time, I did not finish it because I realized I had started it on a 24 x 30-inch canvas instead of the […]
Why I Paint Animals
The Reason Why I Paint Animals Most of my paintings include animals. The reason why I paint animals because like all nature, I am drawn to them. I’m intrigued by the way we interact with animals and am also drawn to their beauty. I feel a deep connection with animals and feel we are […]
Connecting With Nature Artist Talk
Connecting with Nature Artist Talk with Tina A Stoffel at Simmer Time Cafe and Art Gallery.
Tropical Beauty Inspires My Paintings
How Tropical Beauty Inspires My Paintings Tropical beauty inspires my paintings because I find a great sense of peacefulness and happiness in those places that I can’t explain. Recently I took a trip back to Florida and realized that is where my heart is. It’s always been there since I first visited as a little […]
New Art
New Art-One Lost One in The Works While working on this lighthouse painting, my recent tiger painting was lost in shipment. My heart sunk. Finally the Tiger Painting was Found After 10 days, I was notified that Mango had arrived safely. Although it was insured, I would have only been reimbursed for the original […]
Tiger Painting Process
A Look Into My Tiger Painting Process Here is your chance to take a peek at the steps involved in this tiger painting process. While working on my first commission of the year, I decided to take a lot of photos and ventured out to a YouTube Live video last night. I’m embedding it below […]
Salt River Horses Survival
The Story of the Salt River Horses Survival Looking at the beautiful Salt River Horses, it’s unsettling that recently they nearly met their demise at the hands of The US Forest Service. As a matter of fact, in 2015, A nonprofit Salt River Wild Horse Management Group started fighting to stop the US Forest Service […]
New Wildlife Paintings
Lately I’ve been working on some new wildlife paintings. I’d like to introduce you to my two latest ones. This Brand new painting of an Elephant Mother and her calf is now complete. It measures 16 by 20 inches, and I think I may have a perfect frame on hand for it. Picking a Name […]
Honoring World Elephant Day
So close to finishing this new Elephant painting honoring World Elephant Day. Do you have any name suggestions? I’m open and would love to hear your ideas. If you look closely, it appears that this Mother and baby had just come out of the water as some wet areas on the side, legs and trunk […]
Fast Motion Giraffe Painting
Happy Wildlife Wednesday. Recently I painted Giraffe Calf Willow and Mom Juma embracing. As I painted it, I caught most of it on video. At first I was working at night, so lighting wasn’t real good. It gets better a minute or two in. View the Fast Motion Giraffe Painting Below. As a matter of […]