Category: landscape painting

  • Rocks and Snow in Early Morning Light

    In north Michigan, we have had LOTS of snow this winter. I saw this scene on one of my early morning walks, and wanted to capture the light bouncing off of the snow and rocks. “Rocks and Snow in the Early Morning Light”, acrylic, 18 X 24 inches.

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  • Rest by the River: acrylic painting

    This is a spot by a river in Michigan that in the past I enjoyed sitting and resting in. I decided to paint it in acrylics, using a warm palette. “Rest by the River”, acrylic, 18 X 24 inches.

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  • Beautiful Waterfall: acrylic painting

    I saw this waterfall while at Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio, and wanted to paint the beauty of the rushing water and rocks. “Beautiful Waterfall”, acrylic, 24 X 36 inches.

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  • Cattails

    I have exploring color, expanding on the colorist approach. I had seen some cattails on a nearby bay, and decided to paint them to show how much I enjoy looking at them as they stand against the sky and water, in a wide variety of colors. This painting was a lot of fun! “Cattails” acrylic…

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  • Winter Sunlight on the Trees

    I love watching the sun hit the snow here in north Michigan, and enjoy painting the incredible lights and shadow colors that occur. This is the road I travel often towards the lake, and is typical Michigan weather this time of year. “Winter Sunlight on the Trees”, acrylic 16 X 20 inches.

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  • Marsh Colors

    Marshes are complex ecosystems that support a wide variety of life, and I am fascinated by them. I wanted to highlight some of the diverse plant life that grows around this marsh (that is very close to where I live) -plants that support a variety of animals -as well as the diverse colors. I love…

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  • Sunny Day

    Well, I’ve gotten moved and settled in, and have been helping a friend of mine with an anti-trafficking project. But finally found time to do another painting in acrylic. “Sunny Day” acrylic 11 X 14 inches

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  • Mergansers Migrating

    This fall, I saw mergansers flying south near a local waterway, and painted them in acrylic. “Ducks flying over the river” acrylic, 16 X 20 inches. I love to watch them flying overhead, and as they stop to rest and feed, during the autumn.

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  • The Garden Statue

    I have a friend who has a lovely garden in summer; this fall, I painted a picture of a garden statue in her garden near a bed of mallows. “The Garden Statue”, acrylic, 11 X 14 inches.

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  • Trumpeter Swans: Oil Painting

    I love swans and the reflections on water, and painted this in oils with my usual palette. “Trumpeter Swans, Seeney, MI”, oil, 16 X 20 inches.

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  • Plein aire paintings

    At times, I like to paint the areas near where I live at in plein aire. These are a couple of quick acrylic studies (done in less than an hour each) that I did during the past few weeks. The first is of whitefish point in the upper peninsula, in the early morning. The second…

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  • Green Heron in the Marsh: Acrylic Painting

    I love finding green herons, since they are fairly shy and hang out in marshes where there are fewer people wandering by. I saw this one in a secluded marsh across from Isaacson’s Bay a few weeks ago, fishing and then pausing to check me out. I used my typical palette in this acrylic painting.…

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