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Yellow Iris
Read more: Yellow IrisLast spring, I took a picture of some iris in our garden; recently I finally got around to painting them. Here’s the picture:
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Michigan Bird Series: Female Cardinal
Read more: Michigan Bird Series: Female CardinalLast spring my roomate took a picture of a female cardinal in the snow (yes, there was snow until April here; I thought I had moved to the land where winter never ends by the end of my first Michigan winter!) As I mentioned before, I love cardinals, so I decided to paint here. I…
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Birds of Michigan Series: Chickadee
Read more: Birds of Michigan Series: ChickadeeA few days ago, I finished a painting of a chickadee. I love chickadees, because they are the ones that watch out for danger. We have a hawk nearby, and when the chickadees give the alarm, all the other birds go completely still until the most alert chickadee gives the “all’s clear” signal. Here he…
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Experimenting with Spatter painting: Lake Michigan Shoreline
Read more: Experimenting with Spatter painting: Lake Michigan ShorelineOkay, since I’m mainly self-taught (well, I did minor in art in college, but they didn’t teach much painting technique, mostly drawing and design) I like to check out art books from the library, learn about techniques and…experiment. Sometimes they work out, sometimes they are disasters. I went to Lake Michigan a couple of weeks…
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Does Good Art Require Caffeine?
Read more: Does Good Art Require Caffeine?I admit it. When I get ready to start work on a painting, I require the help of caffeine. The photo below shows my favorite forms of consumption: Hot, black, dark roast coffee and dark chocolate. I love espresso, when I can get it, but will settle for Seattle’s Best Dark Roast at home. This…
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Birds of Michigan series: Titmouse
Read more: Birds of Michigan series: TitmouseRecently, I’ve been painting birds. I did a couple for one of the bathrooms in the house I live in, to complement a series of birdhouses that a roommate put up. They look nice together, along with the shower curtain that has…birds. I live where the birds constantly come and visit, due to the feeders…
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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