I completed this original painting of a Walleye on a Lake Erie Nautical Chart Map print this morning!  It measures 15" x 11" inches and makes a great gift for the avid angler!

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​One of my Silver Laced Wyandottes slipped out behind me in the coop this morning while feeding them. I had left the screen door cracked a little and out she went! Perplexed I ran after her and instantly noticed she ran right toward the other chickens immediately. Trying her hardest she was pushing her neck through the fence to get back in. Little did she know, there was a vast world to explore! All the fresh grass she could have ever hoped for was available to her, but all she cared about was getting reunited with her friends. It's often in life we don't see our opportunities until they are too late. Always be ready for your chance!

I'm currently working on a Wood Spirit Maple Leaf Relief Carving/Wood Burning!  It's always fun making something completely new!

Today I made a bottle with a ship on it!  It's made from wood and Wyatt wanted to be part of the process in painting and making it.  I showed him how and then wood burned this quote from Ernest Hemingway on it for him to remember!

I've been busy moving things lately and also organizing everything!  Sometimes it feels overwhelming the amount of things I am getting out of storage to where I live now, but there now is plenty of room for all of my artwork supplies in the studio basement to keep all of them organized.  It is the perfect area too because it's nice and cool during these hot summer months.  Next I will be arranging the studio area where I will begin painting, making art, recording music, and tying fishing flies!

​In life things can go unfinished. Time slips away like a mountain stream holding rainbow trout. These memories we hold dearest slip away the quickest. Make sure you complete the things you hold dearest, but be ready to release them back into that wild mountain stream. ~Artdoorsman~

I've been busy trying to get more artwork created!  Sometimes it feels like there isn't enough time in the day to accomplish everything I want to do. It does feel good when I get something made to sell even when working a full time job too.  This latest finished piece is a walleye!

I finished a new bluegill wood carving to be sold at the Marketplace Co-Op in Middlefield, Ohio!  I'm really excited about this opportunity to be selling my artwork here as it is a really busy area with tourists visiting Amish Country in Geauga County!

What an exciting day! It has only been 3 1/2 months and eggs are here!!!!! Fresh eggs for sale!!!!!! My niece Paige found them first too!