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Plein Aire painting of Atoka Lake
Read more: Plein Aire painting of Atoka LakeI love to paint outdoors, and capture the feel of a landscape on site. This is a plein aire (outdoors on site) painting that I did awhile back of the trees at Atoka Lake in Oklahoma. I was fascinated by the textures of the lichen growing on the bark, and wanted to show it. If…
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Whoo Hoo! (Got Juried In)
Read more: Whoo Hoo! (Got Juried In)Okay, I am very excited. My art got juried in at a local gallery: ArtWorks in Big Rapids, Michigan. I just talked with one of the artists there on the phone and my art will soon be hanging in their gift gallery. Word on the street here in West Michigan is that they do pretty…
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His Love (painting)
Read more: His Love (painting)A couple of months ago I painted a painting that reflects my heart and my faith. Here it is: I call it “His Love” (oil, 18 X24 on canvas board). It reflects to me the essence of God’s tender, nurturing love. I recently sent it along with two other paintings to be juried at a…
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Spring Road in Michigan
Read more: Spring Road in MichiganThe other day, I noticed that there is a LOT of purple and green in the Michigan landscape. So, I set out to create a painting that reflects this: The real painting isn’t quite this purple in real life (this is a not-so-good photograph with glare; I need to learn how to take better pictures…
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On painting landscapes
Read more: On painting landscapesMountain Stream, Pennsylvania Oil, 16 X 20 on canvas boardI love to paint landscapes. I enjoy trying to capture the feel of water rushing over rocks, and the soft greens, yellow greens and grays of trees; or in winter, the russet browns and yellow ochres. On a trip to Pennsylvania two years ago, I took…
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Best friends forever
Read more: Best friends foreverBest friends forever, oil, 18 X 24 canvas board
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The Church Picnic
Read more: The Church PicnicI’ve almost finished this painting, called “The Church Picnic”. This painting was inspired by the experiences of a good friend of mine who left a very conservative Mennonite church (very, very similar to the Amish). While the culture is simple, and is often idealized, the severe restrictions and even abuse of members of these orders…