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The Northern Brown Howler is a critically endangered species whose habiitat is the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. "The Voice of the Forest", it's chorus can be heard for miles, but being slow he's an easy target for hunters. It's believed that only 250 of his species exists. Photo courtesy Bruno Miranda

I began my art career using oil paints and I taught that medium for many years at my studio in Conway, Arkansas. A few years later I studied watercolors and acrylics and used these two water-based media almost exclusively for many years. Recently, however, I find myself reaching once again for my oil paints. It's rather like being reunited with an old friend I haven't seen in years. The body of the paint, the smell of turps, and the luminous quality of the painted surface are the reasons oil paint remains a timeless painting medium. I love painting with watercolor and acrylics in my studio but, I always use oils for Plein-air painting because its longer drying time is not affected by sun or wind. I love to travel, enthusiastically...