Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, January 14, 2026, with John, Shirley, and 5 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Recent artwork, Mentor Municipal Center, 1/14-2/26/26. Reception: 1/30 7-8:30pm. Mentor Municipal Center, 8500 Civic Center Blvd., Mentor, OH 44060. Sponsors: City of Mentor; Unveiled Art Exhibit, organized by City of Mentor’s Wildwood Cultural Center and Community Arts Commission #unveiledartshow

It is an honor to be accepted into the juried Black and White Show at Stella’s Art Gallery with my entries, Snowy Owl, ink, 16x20 in. and Skunk, ink, 9x12 in., on display January 7 - February 7, 2026. Stella’s Art Gallery 38033 Euclid Ave. Willoughby, Ohio 44094 www.stellasartgallery.com

So honored to receive the Jean Shreffler Award today, January 4, 2026, at The Butler Institute @butlerartmuseum for my painting, Mardi Gras Diva, oil, 30x40 in. at the 86th Area Artist Annual, exhibit runs through February 15, 2026. #thebutlerinstitute #butlerinstitute #youngstownohio

Nice evening drawing Emilia Reynolds @emilia.traveling on zoom with New Orleans Drawing Group NODG @new_orleans_drawing_group, January 8, 2026, gouache, 6x8 in. #lifedrawing #charactermodel #portrait #portraitmodel #gouache #neworleansdrawinggroup

Wonderful artist sitters portrait practice online Scottish Borders Life Drawing Club w/ Deryck Henley @derycks.art Dec. 21, 2025, 10 min. ea. @derycksart.bsky.social #onlinedrawing #portrait #digitalart #scottishborderslifedrawingclub #quickportraits #fastportraits #fastsketch #quickdraw #shortpose

Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, December 10, 2025, with John, Shirley, and 5 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Portrait study of Sheila at BAYarts @bayarts_ohio open portrait studio, Bay Village, Ohio, December 10, 2025, oil on canvas, 11x14 in., limited palette. #oil #oilpainting #oilstudy #portrait #painting #bayarts_ohio #bayarts #bayvillageohio #art

Portrait of Burnell McKenna from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on November 28, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Portrait of Dan Experience from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on November 21, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Fun Drawing Is Free @drawingisfree_org with Chloe Briggs, November 11, 2025, 2-5 min. sketches ea. to the length of a song, iPad/digital art. #portrait #portraitdrawing #quicksketch #fastsketch #draweachother #drawingisfree #sketchtomusic #sketchtotune #sketchtoatune #sketchtosong #sketchtoasong

Portrait of Mia Bass from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on November 7, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Portrait study of Susan Mangan at BAYarts @bayarts_ohio open portrait studio, Bay Village, Ohio, November 5, 2025, oil on canvas sheet, 12x16 in., Zorn limited palette. #oil #oilpainting #oilstudy #portrait #painting #bayarts_ohio #bayarts #bayvillageohio #art

Portrait study of Rochelle Travis at BAYarts @bayarts_ohio open portrait studio, Bay Village, Ohio, October 29, 2025, oil on canvas sheet, 12x16 in., limited palette (Zorn). #oil #oilpainting #oilstudy #portrait #painting #bayarts_ohio #bayarts #bayvillageohio #art

Portrait of Anthony Brody from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on October 24, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Honored to receive First Place award for "Lady with Flowers and Beads," Oil, 18x24, in the Mayfield Art Show, on display at Mayfield Branch Library, October 12-26, 2025, 500 SOM Center Rd., Mayfield, OH 44143. Thank you, juror, Judy Tackacs, and Mayfield Village.

Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, October 8, 2025, with John, Shirley, and 4 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, October 1, 2025, with John, Shirley, and 5 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Portrait of Ryan Chanter from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on September 26, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

My piece Woods Steps, gouache, 9x12, won Third Place at the 3-day weekend BayArts Annual Plein Air Paint Out 2025 competition, September 19-21, 2025 at BayArts campus and the Huntington Reservation Cleveland Metroparks. #bayarts #huntingtonreservation #clevelandmetroparks #pleinair #pleinairpainting

Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, September 17, 2025, with John, Shirley, and 5 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Portrait of Deanna Adams from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on September 12, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Wonderful life drawing session with Constanza @totiartmodel in Chile at Scottish Borders Life Drawing Club, September 7, 2025, hosted by Deryck Henley @derycks.art @derycksart.bsky.social. #digitalart #ipadpro #scottishborderslifedrawingclub

Portrait of Heather Chapman from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on September 5, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, September 3, 2025, with John, Shirley, and 5 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Portrait study of Sheila at BAYarts @bayarts_ohio open portrait studio, Bay Village, Ohio, September 3, 2025, oil on canvas sheet, 12x16 in., limited palette. #oil #oilpainting #oilstudy #portrait #painting #bayarts_ohio #bayarts #bayvillageohio #art

Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, August 27, 2025, with John, Shirley, and 5 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Portrait study of Robert @cinehypofilms at BAYarts @bayarts_ohio open portrait studio, Bay Village, Ohio, August 27, 2025, oil on canvas sheet, 12x16 in., limited palette. #oil #oilpainting #oilstudy #portrait #painting #bayarts_ohio #bayarts #bayvillageohio #art

Portrait of Michael Indriolo from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on August 22, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Portrait study of Kacie Marie at BAYarts @bayarts_ohio open portrait studio, Bay Village, Ohio, August 20, 2025, oil on canvas sheet, 12x16 in., limited palette. #oil #oilpainting #oilstudy #portrait #painting #bayarts_ohio #bayarts #bayvillageohio #art

Portrait of Thomas James Bruening from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on August 15, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Portrait of Bobbi Suntala from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on August 8, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Incredible women's painting retreat at private residence at Johnson's Island, Marblehead, Ohio, August 6-8, 2025, working in watercolor, gouache, ink, and oil. #pleinair #outdoorpainting #johnsonsisland #marblehead #marbleheadohio #sanduskybay #lakeerie #urbansketchers #artretreat #womensretreat

Portrait of Joshua Brown from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on August 1, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Portrait study of Susan at Westlake Porter Library open portrait studio temporary summer location, Westlake, Ohio, July 31, 2025, oil on canvas sheet, 12x16 in., limited palette. #oil #oilpainting #oilstudy #portrait #painting #westlakeohio #porterlibrary #publiclibrary #westlakeporterpubliclibrary

Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, July 30, 2025, with John, Shirley, and Paul, and 5 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Wonderful artist sitters portrait practice online, Scottish Borders Life Drawing Club with Deryck Henley @derycks.art July 30, 2025, 7 min. @derycksart.bsky.social #onlinedrawing #portrait #digitalart #scottishborderslifedrawingclub #quickportraits #fastportraits #fastsketch #quickdraw #shortpose

Portrait study of Lizzy at the Murray Hill Life Drawing Group workshop at artist friend Jamie's house in Conneaut, Ohio, July 26, 2025, gouache 5x7. #portrait #gouache #gouacheportrait #portraitstudy #portraitsketch #gouachestudy #sketch #murrayhilllifedrawinggroup #artworkshop #drawingworkshop

Portrait of Naomi Columna from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on July 25, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, July 23, 2025, with John and Shirley, and 5 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Watercolor study from Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, July 21, 2025, 5x7. Fantastic weather to be out painting, joining other artists today. #lakeviewcemetery #clevelandohio #pleinair #outdoorsketching #drawoutdoors #sketchoutdoors #cemeterysketch #swans #swandecoy #cemetery

Great to participate in Lakeside’s Plein Air Festival this year, seeing friends and meeting new, July 18-20, 2025. A sweet little Ohio town on Lake Erie with charm and lots to paint. #lakeside #lakesideohio #lakesidepleinairfestival #lakesidechatauqua #urbansketchers #urbansketcherscleveland

Wonderful afternoon at Draw Each Other online session, July 16, 2025, with John and Shirley, and 5 artists posing for 15 minutes. #draweachother #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #15minuteportraits #quickportraits #ipadpro #procreate #digitalart

Fun Drawing Is Free @drawingisfree_org with Chloe Briggs, July 14, 2025, approx. 2-5 min. sketches ea. to the length of a song, iPad/digital art. #portrait #portraitdrawing #quicksketch #fastsketch #draweachother #drawingisfree #sketchtomusic #sketchtotune #sketchtoatune #sketchtosong #sketchtoasong

Lovely model Kenyatta at Portrait Sketch Zoom Sessions theme Hotter Than July, Sunday, July 13, 2025, with Karen @karenmeneghin. Beautiful poses, each 50 minutes! It was great to participate, gouache, 6x8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #portraitsketch #gouache #onlinedrawing #portraitsketchzoom

Some Plein Air practice this weekend, had to take advantage of my Hydrangea this year, it's never looked better, oil on canvas 16x20. #hydrangea #hydrangeabush #hydrangeaplant #hydrangeaflower #summerpainting #pleinair #outdoorpainting #paintingoutdoors

Portrait of Lou Picknell from our Facebook Live session with the Friday night Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists on July 11, 2025. In exchange for the model’s time we give them the portrait. Gouache, 6 x 8 in. #portrait #portraitpainting #pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #gouache

Nice evening drawing Jalene @ModelArtistJ on zoom with New Orleans Drawing Group NODG @new_orleans_drawing_group, July 10, 2025, gouache, 6x8 in., and iPad 5 minute short poses #lifedrawing #charactermodel #portrait #lifemodel #portraitmodel #gouache #neworleansdrawinggroup

Portrait study of Beth at Westlake Porter Library open portrait studio temporary summer location, Westlake, Ohio, July 10, 2025, oil on canvas sheet, 12x16 in., limited palette. #oil #oilpainting #oilstudy #portrait #painting #westlakeohio #porterlibrary #publiclibrary #westlakeporterpubliclibrary