Tiger Double

I have to admit I'm having way too much fun with the tiger stuff, but there is a lot of interest in it right now so I'm going to stay on it until I get bored or get behind on my turkey schedule. These are two 12"x36" paintings that can be sold separately or as one unit as pictured. Rarrrrrr! The decorating possibilities with this format are endless. They fit long, narrow, vertical spots in the house as well as places above doors or other places that traditional art does not fit. The tiger is the mascot for about a million high school and college teams in the U.S. I'm going to make them affordable to anyone. I guess if I was in college, you might say I was majoring in turkeys with a minor in tigers!!

Tiger Eyes

Well, in case you can't tell, these are not turkeys! No, I am not abandoning my committment to specialize in wild turkey art. This is just a project that popped up and looked like fun. Daniel and I saw some tiger eyes in a store while Christmas shopping. He thought his girlfriend, Amber, would really like something like this for her apartment. She had just graduated from MU and is a fan of the Missouri Tigers. Debbie and I jumped at the gift idea! We found a 12" x 36" canvas with a 1 3/8"profile. I did my research on tigers and did her the painting. She loved it and it was great fun to paint. Seems like everyone who saw it, liked it and suggested I do more. My creative side took over, so I sketched out both horizontal and vertical ideas. They are very light, easy to hang, and no frame is needed! Each one is an original. Tigers have markings and stripes that are very unique to each individual. This gives me alot of freedom. There are lots of schools out there with tiger mascots. It seems like the young people like this type of art. I'm going to use most of February to get the turkey paintings rolling again. My oldest son, Eric is buying some equipment to put in food plots for hunting. I look forward to helping him when he needs a hand. This is going to be a fun year!!!

"On A Mission"

It's a new year and I'm still painting turkeys! I've spent the last three months bowhunting and spending time with friends and family. I spent many hours in the solitude of a treestand. I hunted on everything from a bright, sun shiny fall day to the coldest, cloudy days of winter. All of the hunts were GREAT in their own rite. Good friend, John Roe allowed me to hunt his spectacular farm for some of the smartest does on earth. (what an experience). My hunting partner, Donnie Stuver, and I had some memorable hunts , to say the least! Donnie and John own a farm together. Donnie had back and neck surgery in October, so I helped him hunt during his recovery. I leased land from John for twelve years, so we all know the land and the deer very well. We had encounters with some really good bucks. They will be huge next year. Four does were unlucky enough to have encounters with the Stuver/Hoyt bow team. John's son, Garrett, killed a big 9 point that Donnie and I watched with a doe for three hours during the peak of the rut. IT WAS A SEASON FULL OF MEMORIES! Today's painting is a gift to John Roe for giving me more bowhunting memories . Thank you John. I'm RECHARGED and ready to paint. 2010 here I come!!!!!