Tag: art

  • 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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  • Running Into Joy: acrylic painting

    I 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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  • Egret with Plumes

    I 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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  • New Gallery exhibit

    Recently, 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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  • The Nicest People Ever

    I 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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  • New Gallery and Busy Month

    I 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

    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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