A new acrylic painting is featured below. I call it: "Villagescape". The idea for the painting came from a nice small picture of Stuttgart, Germany, that my wife inherited some years ago. Somehow, at the beginning, this painting took on more of a "cityscape" look about it, complete with a skyscraper or two.  I worked very hard to obliterate that image and finally got the "village" that I was looking for. The dimensions of this canvas are 18"x 28". I was hoping to achieve a standard size, but the picture also needed considerable "cropping" from its original form.

I have been working on a couple of new bird paintings. The first one, below, is a barred owl, and it is acrylic on linen canvas. The dimensions are: 13"x 17". I had wanted to get it at 12" x 16" so it would be a standard size, but sometimes, these things don't work out the way you want.

The second new painting is from a photograph I took aboard a ferry in the Norwegian fjords, I believe, several years ago. I call this painting "Flight" and it is also acrylic, but this time on cotton canvas.

Don't forget to come visit us at the Mohican Valley Artists' "Gallery on Main" in downtown, Loudonville, Ohio. Friday and Saturday hours available this winter. 

I know my friend and colleague in the Mohican Valley Artists, Bob Walker, is a renowned wildlife artist. His work speaks for itself, and is even better in person. You can see much of it at the “Gallery on Main” in Loudonville.

Prior to the “Wildlife Weekend” at the Wolf Creek Grist Mill in Loudonville last April, I was inspired to do some wildlife portraits, myself. I do not consider myself a wildlife artist, but I have always been impressed by the work of some famous wildlife artists such as Robert Bateman, Carl Brenders, Ray Harris-Ching, and the Canadian great, George McLean.

Several of my wildlife portraits currently hang in the Gallery on Main in Loudonville, to include: “Polar Bear”, “Cougar”, “Gray Wolf” and “Fox”. There is always something exciting about trying to get the fur and texture and look of these wonderful animals just right. I have also done portraits of a grizzly bear, a moose and Dall and Bighorn sheep that can be seen on the Mohican Valley Website.

In order for you all to get a chance to see these, and other paintings in person, we are making every effort to stay open with weekend hours through the cold winter (weather permitting). We figure if our friend below can stand it, maybe we can too! Looking forward to your visit!

Ed Hayes, Mohican Valley Artists