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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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Sunny Day
Read more: Sunny DayWell, I’ve gotten moved and settled in, and have been helping a friend of mine with an anti-trafficking project. But finally found time to do another painting in acrylic. “Sunny Day” acrylic 11 X 14 inches
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Mergansers Migrating
Read more: Mergansers MigratingThis fall, I saw mergansers flying south near a local waterway, and painted them in acrylic. “Ducks flying over the river” acrylic, 16 X 20 inches. I love to watch them flying overhead, and as they stop to rest and feed, during the autumn.
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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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Least Sandpipers: oil painting
Read more: Least Sandpipers: oil painting“Least Sandpipers: Houghton Lake” The painting above sold at the art fair that I was at last week. It is 11 X 14 inches, oil (I have yet to learn how to photograph oil paintings well, because of the shine; the original looked a lot better). This was done with my normal palette with the…
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Art Fair in the country
Read more: Art Fair in the countryLast weekend was a two-day arts and crafts fair out in the country, which was beautiful. It was a chance to practice setup, and discover that I had ordered the wrong tent (I ordered a new one today) before the art fair in July. I sold three paintings, several ornaments and a painted birdhouse, so…
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Getting ready for new exhibit
Read more: Getting ready for new exhibitThis has been a busy time of year, getting ready for an exhibit in Detroit, and will be taking my art to a new gallery in Grayling. I am also preparing for an art fair in a few weeks. Today, I also delivered prints and painted birdhouses to a gallery in Harbor Springs. Below are…
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A Year of Birds: March 2023
Read more: A Year of Birds: March 2023March has come in cold and blustery, with several inches of snow falling, as if to make up for the warmer weather at the end of February. Ice has formed on the bay again, and it is bitter cold. One early morning during this cold spell, I saw a group of juvenile eagles out on…