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Running Into Joy: acrylic painting
Read more: Running Into Joy: acrylic paintingI have had a busy year, but finally I am getting a chance to paint a little. I call this one “Running into Joy”; acrylic, 11 X 14 inches.
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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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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah
Read more: Merry Christmas and Happy HanukkahI want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukkah. This is a season when we think about the true Light of the World: Yeshua HaMeshiach, who was born 2000 years ago. This is what gives hope in a time when things can appear dark in our world: that He has overcome the…
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Beachcombers: Acrylic Painting
Read more: Beachcombers: Acrylic PaintingIn the warmer months, I love to go rock hunting (and bird watching!) with friends in the evenings. This painting was inspired by one such hike last fall when we were searching for pudding stones.
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Hope for Difficult Times
Read more: Hope for Difficult TimesThese are difficult times we are living in as a nation. The COVID panic has caused disruption in our lifestyles, our relationships (when lockdowns limited face-to-face interactions) and anxiety as the news media reports new variants on the virus, and the potential for further limitation of personal freedoms. In the midst of this, there is…
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Commission of Beach and flowers
Read more: Commission of Beach and flowersI recently completed a commission in which the client requested bright colors and a scene depicting the beach, the lake and flowers. I chose the scene from near a friend’s house and added Indian Paintbrush, which actually grows not far from the beach up here in Michigan. I added real sand and glitter to the…
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Last Light, Lake Huron-acrylic painting
Read more: Last Light, Lake Huron-acrylic paintingI love to watch the geese on Lake Huron. A week ago I saw this one in the evening and had to paint it in the low light of that time of day. I used a very limited palette of three colors: titanium white, ultramarine blue and burnt umber.
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Mergansers in the Marsh: Acrylic Painting
Read more: Mergansers in the Marsh: Acrylic PaintingLast week during a hike I came upon some Common Mergansers in a marsh. This was a mated pair getting ready to nest and I created an acrylic painting based on this beautiful sight.
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American Goldfinch: Colored Pencil
Read more: American Goldfinch: Colored PencilI have been observing finches and taking photos of them the past few weeks. I love finches because they add a spot of bright sunshine yellow to the edge of the woods or any other spot they visit.
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Finch: colored pencil
Read more: Finch: colored pencilI love finches because of their bright coloring, especially in springtime. I did this one in colored pencil. Purple Finch, colored pencil 11×14 inches
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Prayers
Read more: PrayersThis painting was inspired by a dream I had, in which I saw what basically amounted to a “strategy room” in heaven. I saw individuals gathered around a table, some were people from the Bible (like Joshua), and they had a map of the world, and were working on strategies for various nations (not sure…
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Tundra Swans: acrylic painting
Read more: Tundra Swans: acrylic paintingTundra swans can be seen in northern Michigan along the shores of Lake Huron. I love the way they look; like boats gliding along the surface. This is a painting I did of one section along the shore during the early evening. My goal was to capture the peaceful feeling at this time of day;…