I'm pleased that you were drawn to my horses.  I like the eyes in yours and ususlly focus on the eyes and noses for detail im mine then let loose on the body and backgrounds, usually using a large hake brush to avoid getting too detailed in the background and forground.  I've sold dozens of animals, but other than a pencil drawing of a horse, no horses.  I look forward to seeing more animals in your gallery.

HI, such beautiful details in your artwork..

And yes, I did spatter, alot, in the painting you commented about. I went through a period of time when I just couldnt get enough spatter and my wrist would get such a workout! I think spatter done properly can add dimension and highlights to a painting. Its been a few years and my paintings now have much less spatter but there are times when I still do go nuts with it.. the painting Valley Sunrise was done a few years before the painting Another Day and there is definitely a change in the amount of spatter I used. An artist creating art is always evolving and changing, at least for the ones that continue to learn.

Robin

Thank you for visiting my gallery. With the lunar eclipse last night -- I thought that would be a nice painting to... have posted. I like your work and happy to read that you are ready to pursue an income from art...you have a talent.

Nice to hear from you.  If you would like to see closer up of my yellowstosne piece my website is www.patschermerhorn.com  and you can see it a bit better.  It does have a bit of blue watercolor wash underneath.  I do that with blues in particular.  I use mostly micron pens size 005 which is the smallest point they have.  Also prismacolor has new pens out the same size and they have better colors but not as nice a pens and they do not last near as long as the Micron.  I always used Rapidograph but these are just much easier and I am lazy.  If you ever get to Jackson Hole slide on through the park to Cody.  We have a couple of Pleine Air outings in September.  Tkhey are through a fellow artist who has a B and B and she gets them going.  www.robinsnestcody.com  for details.  Also I am giving a workshop in Maine in October on the pointillism and drawing horses.  This is on a Horse Farm and will be able to sketch live models.  I am so looking forward to that.  I am sure you are tired of hearing about me so good luck.  I am out the door to go to the studio. 

Thank you for your comments about my painting Spring, selliot. I am just finishing spring II, but the origional birds nest is one of a kind. My friends sister was dying and Kelly had a dream.  His sister disappeared over a mountain but a robbin, flying overhead could looked down at Kelly as if to say, she is fine, I can still see her.  She passed a few days later.

When we returned to Kelly's property that summer (spring in the Sierra) a Robin had made a nest in camp next to the foot bridge by the cabin. The baby birds were at eye level.  The mom Robin hung in there despite the sudden influx of people coming for the fourth of July gathering. I snapped the photo's and knew the nest I had started a month prior was made for these baby Robins.  The painting is 48"x48".

 Cheers,

Jude 

Where is Monmouth? Funny name

Thanks for the nice comments.  I'm not sure I did the Haast river valley (New Zealand) justice but I was happy with the painting.

In your 'About Me' you say you like finding human features in trees.  I don't know if you have Crape Myrtle trees where you are but if you get a chance to see them (we have them in Virginia Beach) they look like arms and legs and bodies - very sensual.