Celebrating Fathers. And Grandfathers For the last several weeks I have been busy with a commission that I can’t show you yet. It’s getting to the very lovely almost done stage, where the details are making all the difference. But I can show you this recent painting – it’s bright and graphical. What do …
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Conversation, 24 x 30 inches, acrylic on canvas, held. Conversation is a celebration of color. I’m really happy with the combination of saturated layers of color and subtle feather values. What do you think? Last week I went out looking for geese to photograph, and instead found more types of …
In Silence, 11×14, oil on panel We had so many different types of snowy weather over the winter. On the day I captured the references for the painting above, there was a little bit of snow in the air, making the landscape fade as it receded. I thought these cows looked so beautiful out in …
In Progress – Nebraska Cows, 40×40, oil. Last weekend I had a whirlwind trip to Topeka, KS for an art opening. Because of the recent snow melt & flooding, there were a few detours, the most beautiful of which was in rural Nebraska. On the way back I made sure to take the same side …
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind in the art studio – so there’s exciting stuff coming up! I am so grateful to those little animals that spread pollen and keep our world alive. So It’s great to be involved in celebrating these creatures! I have three new pollinator paintings (as well as about …
Spring Wildflowers, 36 x 48 inches, oil on canvas Very excited to be sending four brand new paintings down to the “Pop of Color” show at Southwind Art Gallery in Topeka, KS, opening on April 5th. I’m planning to be at the reception on April 5th. If you’re in that area, I hope to see …
Grooming Time, 11×14 inches, oil on panel, available here. Sorry about the formatting in last week’s email. You can see how it was supposed to look here. Here is another celebration of Spring. These are the cows that live in the field in our neighborhood, and I just love painting them. Don’t they look happy? …
Read more“Grooming Time” cow painting, South Dakota landscape painting.
I have never looked forward to Spring as much as I am right now. And I’m feeling a little homesick for Seattle. This winter has been long. Right now we have 3′ of snow across our property – 7 feet deep in one area. And last week we had another blizzard, and a rain storm, …
Read more“Spring Green” South Dakota horse and farm oil painting
Horse and Tree, 11×14 inches, oil on cradleboard I wanted to capture the beautiful warmth of a snow dusting over amber grasses. Does this remind you of warmer days? I just love how the colors in this one came out! I hope you enjoy. I’ve got a new page for farm paintings. If you …
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New Romantic Tonalist Paintings I love to experiment. Here’s a small series of tonalist paintings I just finished using a very limited pallet of 2 or 3 colors, and really reigning in the brush strokes. I’d love to hear what you think of these. Exciting Adventures I drove over to Minneapolis on Tuesday morning, stopping …
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