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Rocks and Snow in Early Morning Light
Read more: Rocks and Snow in Early Morning LightIn 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
Read more: Rest by the River: acrylic paintingThis 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
Read more: Beautiful Waterfall: acrylic paintingI 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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Winter Sunlight on the Trees
Read more: Winter Sunlight on the TreesI 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
Read more: Marsh ColorsMarshes 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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Mergansers on the Canal
Read more: Mergansers on the Canal“Hooded Mergansers on the Canal, Spring” acrylic, 11 X 14 inches. I saw this pair last spring, and finally got around to taking a photo of the painting that I completed a few months ago. I think they are beautiful birds, and they can often be seen on the canal waterways during the spring.
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New Gallery exhibit
Read more: New Gallery exhibitRecently, I went by Crooked Tree Art Center in Petoskey, MI to look at the exhibit they put up. I took a quick photo of my artwork display their; there are also many other amazing artists who have their artwork there. This is a wonderful spot to visit during the holidays if you are up…
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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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Plein aire paintings
Read more: Plein aire paintingsAt 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
Read more: Green Heron in the Marsh: Acrylic PaintingI 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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Blue Heron in the Marsh Grass
Read more: Blue Heron in the Marsh GrassI love blue herons, and saw one in a marsh near Isaacson’s Bay recently, and painted him near some water almost completely hidden by the late summer marsh grasses. “Blue Heron in the Marsh Grasses”, acrylic, 16 X 20 inches.