paintings in oil and pastels
I remember how much I loved sunflowers when I was a kid. We had a patch of them growing alongside the house, next to the kitchen window. As I recall, the height of those sunflowers was pretty incredible especially to a kid of 7 or 8 year. These sunflowers were painted from life right in my own [...]
Please click here to bid on this painting. I had such a great time painting this little silver bowl on Sunday, I decided to paint it again. I think what draws me to painting the silver bowl against a light background, is all of the lost edges. That means that there isn’t a lot of contrast between [...]
Please click here to bid on this painting. Today’s painting is another look at the stargazer lily. This time, I placed it against a light background. It is interesting to note how refreshing it feels to paint the same subject against two very different background. I also pulled my easel way back for this little painting. I’m [...]
Please click here to bid on this painting It truly is a wonderful time to be alive when I can be painting fresh tulips in my Minneapolis, Minnesota studio during the coldest stretch of weather that we have had in 5 years. Today, the high temperature is expected to stay below zero. The blue and [...]
Please click here for purchase information on this painting I have had this jug in my collection of objects for years. I don’t know why I have never painted it before. I guess I thought it would be too difficult to try and paint the glaze, and the reflections, and make it look like it [...]
Please click here to bid on this painting. One last look at the pomegranates before I take them home to be eaten. That’s one of the great things about still life painting; being able to eat your props afterwards as long as you paint fast enough.
Backyard Plein Air Painting | Birch Tree Landscape Painting, The Vi Olson Connection
Trail Under the Pine Trees | gouache landscape painting
St. Croix River Rocks | outdoor painting at the water’s edge.
Mississippi River Reflection | plein air painting on the colorful side of the river
Cloudy Day on the Mississippi River | plein air painting on the river\’s edge
