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First Touches of Fall | Plein air painting at the Minnesota River Valley

October 22, 2009

One of the great aspects of living in Minnesota is the drama of all four seasons.   It seems like seasons happen all at once here. It’s suddenly spring, or it’s suddenly winter. But in reality, when you finally take a moment to stop and look around, change happens very gradually, over a period of time. We [...]

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Mississippi River Reflection | plein air painting on the colorful side of the river

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I have been doing a lot of painting set up on the banks of rivers in the last few months.  I have noticed in my own paintings that some days the colors reflected in the water are quite intense. More saturated.   Other days, the reflections are a bit more washed out.  Still beautiful. Still a [...]

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Mississippi River Rocks in Full Sun | plein air painting to last the whole winter

September 19, 2009

You know how you sometimes stop and think to yourself, “I’m going to have to remember this feeling?” I had one of those moments while I was out painting last Sunday.
I was down on the Saint Paul bank of the Mississippi River with my mother for another plein air painting outing.  The sky was blue [...]

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Back to School

September 19, 2008

After a great summer break, my weekly portrait class has begun again at The Atelier in Minneapolis.  After our first night, last night, I think this is going to be a really great group to work with. I’m lucky as a teacher to have several returning student.  It’s always nice to think that people take [...]

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