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Egret with Plumes
Read more: Egret with PlumesI think egrets are beautiful, and painted this one in spring foliage; I had originally seen this egret in a marsh nearby. “Egret with Plumes” acrylic 11 X 14 inches
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The Nicest People Ever
Read more: The Nicest People EverI just finished a weekend art fair in a nearby small city. This was my first “big” fair, meaning a booth fee of $200, which was a little intimidating. But I wanted to try one of the bigger fairs being held at a local resort conference center (it IS late fall in north Michigan, so…
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Trumpeter Swans: Oil Painting
Read more: Trumpeter Swans: Oil PaintingI 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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New Gallery and Busy Month
Read more: New Gallery and Busy MonthI was pleased to be juried into the Holiday Exhibit at Crooked Tree Art Center in Petoskey, Michigan, as well as their consignment store. Above are two of the paintings that went there this past weekend, along with other paintings and some prints. Petoskey has a quite active art scene, and was also a fabulous…
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A Year of Birds: Sept 2023 Part 2
Read more: A Year of Birds: Sept 2023 Part 2Because the birds are migrating, and I went to Seeney, there were a lot of photos this month, so I divided the photos up. My friends and I are going to spend a day at Seeney, during the height of the migration season. On the way there, I saw some mallards sitting by Isaacson’s Bay.…
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a Year of Birds 2023: September, Part 1
Read more: a Year of Birds 2023: September, Part 1September comes in warm, and on some days I can see a lone merganser sunning on the beach. As I went hiking, I heard and then saw a juvenile tern on a rock, crying out. Soon, its mother joined the youngster, and it calmed down. On another day, I saw a group of young…
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A year of birds: August 2023
Read more: A year of birds: August 2023While driving past Isaacson’s Bay on August 2nd, I saw a young eagle in the marsh. He turned and looked at me. I am so glad to see more eagles each year; these majestic birds have really made a comeback in our area. The next weekend, I saw a female ruby-throated hummingbird in the garden.…
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First Robin: Early Spring
Read more: First Robin: Early SpringI painted this because of the joy that seeing the first robin of spring evoked in me. “First Robin of Spring”, oil, 11 X 14 inches
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Merganser and Young: Oil Painting
Read more: Merganser and Young: Oil PaintingI love watching mergansers on the bay, and saw this mother and her two young sitting on a rock a few weeks ago. I loved how protective she looked in the evening light. “Merganser mother and young” oil, 11 X 14 inches on canvas board. I used my normal palette for this painting.
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Loon and Baby, acrylic painting
Read more: Loon and Baby, acrylic painting“Loon and chick, Seeney, MI” I loved visiting Seeney a few weeks ago, and created this acrylic painting of a mother loon and her chick, using a limited palette of titanium white, ultramarine blue, burnt umber, and cad red medium .I think the chicks are adorable, and loved watching it and the mother swimming on…
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Kingfisher in early spring
Read more: Kingfisher in early springThis is a painting that I recently completed in acrylics. I love the light in early spring near Lake Huron. “Kingfisher in early spring, Michigan” acrylic 16 X 20 inches
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A Year of Birds: April 2023
Read more: A Year of Birds: April 2023While still cold, with occasional flurries of snow, the days are finally getting a bit warmer, with temperatures creeping into the mid- to upper-30s at times. While snow is still on the ground, it is gradually melting, and the mornings are misty with the evaporation in the air. The ice is nearly melted on the…