The weather was great this morning in St. Paul, so I spent part of this St. Patrick’s day outside painting. This is a plein air sketch that I did for…
I loved this tea kettle when I saw it at the store. This particular shade of green is so me… With this set up, I’m using a different perspective than…
I do love reaching the end of a painting! I had such a wonderful time working on this piece. It has been far too long a break from pastel this…
I finally got back over to the studio today. We have been moving from an apartment in the Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis, to our first house, over in Saint…
Today I thought it would be great to have another dose of spring. I have loved forsythia since I was a kid. I have some great memories of a forsythia bush…
Still more longing for spring… Here in Minnesota, we have had a few days with above normal temperatures. Then, things dipped back down into the single digits. This little painting was done…
I had the best time painting this one. Hands down….the most fun I’ve had the easel in a long time! I’m not sure what it was about this set up. Perhaps…
Please click here to bid on this painting. This was a quick painting. In addition to pushing to my artistic abilities for brushwork, speed has emerged as one of my artistic…
When I woke up this morning, it was 10 degrees below zero. I decided that I couldn’t dwell on how cold it was since I was nice and warm in…
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…
I tried something a little different with the lighting on this painting. I used an artificial light, clamped up high. I positioned it to shine down on this sunflower from above. I actually…
Please click here to bid on this painting. Today’s post continues my series of still life paintings featuring sunflowers. This view takes a look out my new studio window, out…