These pieces are all done on some special supports that you don't commonly see. They make wonderful topics of conversation and bring the woods right into your home. I like to use these to focus the attention on a particular animal. Many have been wild animals with deer living on several. I've also painted horses on wood.

The surfaces are two different things. One is a conk that grows on the remains of dead trees. They are actually called artist's conks. The other surface that I use for a lot of the paintings are actually pine limbs. The pine trees grow on our ranch and we lose several each year to beetles. My husband who is an ex-logger cuts the trees down, mills them into lumber and makes furniture or sells the blued pine lumber.  A few years ago I talked him into cutting some of the larger limbs into pieces that I could paint on. If you would like to see some of his furniture and other creations you can check out this facebook link. In the summer he is busy ranching but in the winter he puts his skills to work and makes tables, chairs, wine bottle holders etc. Since it isn't a full time job and only seasonal, he doesn't have a website.   https://www.facebook.com/Cliffs-Wood-Works-108204710872277