In the studio with artist, photographer and instructor Robert Louis Caldwell

Art and the Animal 50 th Annual Society of Animal Artists Exhibition San Diego Natural History Museum San Diego, California September 4 - October 31, 2010 My painting "At Rest" has the honor to be included in the 2010 Art and the Animal , the Society of Animal Artists' 50th Annual Exhibition, to be held at the San Diego Natural History Museum from September 4 through October 31, 2010, in San Diego, California. This is the society's 50th annual exhibition of the world's best wildlife artists. The jury this year had the overwhelming task of selecting from 434 submissions by 256 artists. I will be attending the opening weekend in San Diego and I am extremely excited to be participating in this momentous event!   "At Rest," a 40- by 32-inch oil painting, captures an unlikely perch for a sleeping mourning dove at Aldie Mill, a historic working gristmill located outside of Washington, D.C. "Normally, the mill is filled with the sound of

I am extremely honored to announce that my painting "Ramsey's Porch (Mourning Dove)" has the prestigious honor to be included in the 2010 Birds in Art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum , September 11 through November 14, 2010, in Wausau, Wisconsin.   Organized annually since 1976 by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum , Birds in Art presents the very best contemporary artistic interpretations of birds and related subject matter. Each year, a jury selects approximately 100 works to take part in the exhibit. This year, 547 artists from around the world submitted 922 pieces of art. Robert is one of approximately 115 juried artists selected for the exhibit; the show will also include the work of many master wildlife artists. "Ramsey's Porch (Mourning Dove)" Oil, 14 x 7 "Ramsey's Porch (Mourning Dove) ," a 14- by 7-inch oil painting captures one of those moments in life that's there for a short moment and then gone

Presenting "Ginter Mausoleum (Mourning Dove) "… "Ginter Mausoleum (Mourning Dove) " Oil, 16 x 8 Richmond Virginia has a beautiful cemetery named Hollywood cemetery . Strolling through the signal lane roads and walking among the tomb stones you can really encounter an abundant amount of history. This cemetery is the resting place for two United States presidents, the only Confederate States president, and many Confederate generals. It was designed in the rural garden style and its name came from the many holly trees on the property. Also nestled among the tomb stones is the final resting place of prominent businessman, army officer and philanthropist Lewis Ginter . It was one morning while walking in the cemetery that I approached the mausoleum where Lewis Ginter rests that I saw the light playing off the ribs of the top of the mausoleum. It was such a beautiful and peaceful moment. Then as I was admiring the lighting, textures and the character of the struct

Well "B&B (Bengal Cats) " is back on my easel after a very long time away from it. The collector who has commissioned me to paint this painting for her was so kind to allow the unfinished work to hang in the Wildlife Art Revealed exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Natural History. This was my demonstration piece for the exhibit; it showed my painting in progress so it has been away for awhile. The canvas is now completely toned and I have started to block in the first layer of color.