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

Opening this Saturday! “The Lollipop Guild” Invitational Miniatures Show Lovetts Gallery Tulsa, Oklahoma JUNE 20 - JULY 20, 2015 I cordially invite you to "The Lollipop Guild" show at Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20, 2015! All art exhibited in this show will pull inspiration from the beloved classic “The Wizard of Oz.” I am excited to exhibit two pieces in the show that are small in size but big in inspiration. The Scarecrow. "Abstract Thought (Raven) " Graphic Pencil on 1/2 in. Maple panel 8 x 16 $1,500.00 This piece is one of two I created for the themed show “The Lollipop Guild” at Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Inspired by the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz,” I wanted to create a piece based on the Scarecrow character and would have never guessed how difficult it would be to find a scarecrow for my reference. I still hadn’t found my needed scarecrow as I headed out to Tulsa for my e...

NEW Painting! "Before and After (Zebras)" Oil on 1/2 in. Maple panel    16 x 12 Available through Lovetts Gallery Tulsa, Oklahoma 918.664.4732 The idea for this painting emerged one evening while I was sketching a zebra that I had spotted near the Silale swamp road in Tanzania, Africa. It was actually one of many zebra that I had seen that morning during a zebra “traffic jam.” The road next to Silale swamp runs pretty straight along the edge of the marsh, and the zebra were using the road as their route to a watering hole. As far as you could see, the zebra were nearly stacked one on top of another like dominoes, but they were kind enough to open a path so that we could drive through the herd. We slowly made our way to the head of the column as the zebra continued their journey, hardly paying us any attention at all. I seized the moment to capture reference photos from different vantage points and lighting angles but this particular scene, with the zeb...

New painting! " Disquieted Agitation (Lion)"  Oil on Board on 1/2 in. Maple panel  15 x 30  Within 11 seconds everything changed. In October 2013, I was in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, with a group of artists taking part in an elephant conservation/awareness safari hosted by African Wildlife Trust. We did indeed have a great many opportunities to observe and witness the planet’s largest land mammal. But we also had the fortune to see myriad other species including the king himself, the lion. Out of my two trips to Tanzania, this particular moment that I have captured here is probably one of my most remarkable. It went from a calm, serene scene, almost boring, to intense agitation in the matter of seconds. I was fortunate enough to capture the changing moment with my camera. My fellow artist and professional photographer friend, James Gary Hines II , and I were standing up and out of the roof of the Land Cruiser photographing two lions by a baobab ...

I am very pleased and honored to announce that my drawing  "Kutokua Na Hatia (Colobus Monkey)" has been selected for the Art of the Animal Kingdom XX exhibition at the Bennington Center for the Arts in Bennington Vermont. Art of the Animal Kingdom XX The Bennington Bennington, Vermont June 6 - August 2, 2015 "Kutokua Na Hatia (Colobus Monkey)" Graphite Pencil on Arches #300 watercolor paper 15 x 6 This years anniversary exhibition of Art of the Animal Kingdom XX will feature approximately 70 pieces by invited artists and will have over 15 pieces by past Special Guest Artists. The special guest artist are Greg Beecham, Carel P. Brest van Kempen, Michael Coleman, Luke Frazier, Nacy Howe, Laney, Terry Issac, Jan Martin McGuire, Rosetta, Sandy Scott, John Seerey-Lester, Dan Smith and Morten Solberg. In Swahili, “kutokua na hatia” roughly translates to “innocence/free of guilt.” I spent the last day of my African adventure in Arusha National Park, whi...

Presenting two new drawings! I managed to finish up these two drawings around the holidays just in time for the opening last Friday, 1/9/2015, at glave kocen Gallery in Richmond, Virginia! "Without (African Elephant)" Graphite Pencil on Arches #300 watercolor paper, Hot Press 4 x 14 "Mischief Managed (Raccoon)" Graphite Pencil on Arches #300 watercolor paper, Cold press 6 x 9 Both of these drawings are available exclusively at glave kocen gallery gallery in Richmond, Virginia USA. Call 804.358.1990 or visit them online at  www.glavekocengallery.com “Size doesn't matter” Glave Kocen Gallery Richmond, Virginia January 9-31, 2015

In case you missed the invite in your inbox... “Size doesn't matter” Glave Kocen Gallery Richmond, Virginia January 9-31, 2015 Opening reception Friday January 9, 2015 6 - 9 p.m. "Ginter Mausoleum (Mourning Dove)" Oil on board 16 x 8 I consider my participation in this exhibit at Glave Kocen a “homecoming.” For the first time in my art career, I will be showing in a gallery in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia. I have five pieces in the show, 3 paintings and two brand spanking new drawings! “Size Doesn't Matter" is Glave Kocen’s annual exhibit displaying work that is 16x20 inches or smaller. The gallery will showcase the work of 30 artists, including gallery-represented and well-known artists from Richmond. "Ginter Mausoleum" is a painting of a historic Richmond site and it returns back to Richmond for this event after being exhibited in several museums around the country such as the Henderson Fine Arts Cent...

Notes from Day 1 & 2… Capture, Compose and Create Workshop Minnesota 2014 Day 1 What a great experience not only for myself but for the students as well, I saw smiles all weekend.  There were 12 workshop participants ranging in all skill levels and mediums.  The first morning started off bright and early with our first photo shoot and even though it was overcast and lightly raining, everyone was excited to get several hundred images of a beautiful Grey Wolf. They overcast wet conditions really made for some highly saturated colors with great contrast. One of our other subjects for the morning was a young black bear that really pushed our limits with understanding the use of our cameras. There was a lot of adjusting of the ISO, shutter speed and aperture settings to accommodate for the darkness of the bear’s fur in the low lighting. Nevertheless there was many, many oh’s and ahh’s as each artist looked at what they were seeing on their...