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Boy Scout Camp Birch Dining Hall, Yellow Springs, Ohio Traditional Oil Painting

15th January 2012 by TOM 3 Comments

Camp Birch ~ Dining Hall ( Yellow Springs OH) Boy Scouts of America, Tecumseh Council

Boy Scouts of America – BSA

Accomplishing this painting brought back a lot of great memories.   When I was a young scout  (1960s and early … Read the rest

Crossover, Cub Scout, Combo with Print and Poem, Webelos, Gift

15th January 2012 by TOM 2 Comments

Combo Print and Poem

Combo Print and Poem

Tribute to Cub and Boy Scouts – Combination Print and Poem!

Pricing information follows our story below.

Offered at a lower price as our way of saying THANK YOU TO BSA for being there for me

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Cat Barn, Cat Cow Shed, Cat Milking Parlor

6th March 2011 by TOM No Comments

I was in the cow shed and I noticed this cat had a rough coat and was wet.  I was curious and watched where she went.   It turned out the cow was licking her, and she seemed to like it … Read the rest

Queen Ann Lace Winter, Photo

31st March 2010 by TOM No Comments

Queen Ann Lace in Snow

One winter morning on one of my regular hikes, I saw this Queen Ann Lace holding this little bit of snow.   I was amazed at how the snow flakes had collected in the top in … Read the rest

Yellow Springs Stream, Ohio Photo

22nd March 2010 by TOM No Comments

Yellow Springs, Ohio

Yellow Springs . . .  Glen Helen . . . John Bryan State Park . . . . Clifton Gorge.

All in Ohio, all in the same area.

All these parks are connected in a beautiful place … Read the rest

Mound Builders Photo

21st February 2010 by TOM No Comments

Tree Corridor – Great Circle Earthworks (June 2007)

I took this photo in Heath, Ohio, which is close to Newark in June 2007.  Heath and Newark are about an hour east of Columbus.

This place is called the Great Circle … Read the rest

Paddle Wheeler, King Fisher, Traditional Oil Painting

24th January 2010 by TOM No Comments

River Boat

This is a painting of a paddle wheeler and a King Fisher that I finished in the early 1990s.

The old steam engines are fascinating–it’s something how someone could figure how to turn steam into power.

There are … Read the rest

Sleddin Time, Winter, Snow, Sled, Sledding, Snow Sledding, Children, Landscape, Watercolor

13th January 2010 by TOM No Comments

Sleddin' Time

This is one of my watercolor illustrations from my children’s  book called Grandma’s Smile. The  story is about my grandmother who takes her dog and my boys  sled ridding.  It is a true story with a little imaginative … Read the rest

Winter Cabin, Winter, Christmas, Wet on Wet Oil, Painting

26th November 2009 by TOM 1 Comment

Winter Cabin

Winter Cabin

This painting is dedicated to my friend, Ed,  who is passed away.

Every year in January, he would go cross country skiing up north for 2 weeks.

I always remember him coming back after vacation and he’d look … Read the rest

Horses, Carriage Hill Farm, Photo

30th October 2009 by TOM 1 Comment

Horses on the Farm

Horses of Carriage Hill Farm (2009)

It was the first of spring and I was taking photos at Carriage Hill Farm (Dayton Ohio).  I stopped to take some photos of these horses.

I think they enjoyed getting their picture taken … Read the rest