Sunflowers and the Studio Table
Please click here for purchase information about this painting. I’ve been looking a lot of still life paintings recently. What I’m finding, is that I’m drawn much more to paintings that…
Please click here for purchase information about this painting. I’ve been looking a lot of still life paintings recently. What I’m finding, is that I’m drawn much more to paintings that…
This painting has been sold. Today’s painting is a study done for a series of still lifes. I always loved this little painting. It was not one of the studies…
Time for a little vacation from my regular life. I’m up at Lake Superior, staying at BlueFin Bay in Tofte, MN. This little painting was done in the last few…
I tried something a little different with this painting. I started the painting with my pallet knife. I’ve seen other artists do it before, and wanted to give it a try…. It was…
The above is a small oil sketch painted on the edge of a clearing. I wanted to play a bit more with color on this one. Some times I fell…
This painting is from a spot high up top of the cliffs over looking the St.Croix River. The river forms the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. This particular spot is on the…
The Temperance River, 12×12 This is the first time I have ever painted a waterfall. It was such a great early fall day when we were on the rocks over…
For anyone that has seen my work before, the man in the above oil sketch may look familiar… it’s my Dad. The new session of my Thursday night portrait class…
Welcome to the Birch Forest! Today’s post is a oil painting sketch that I’m planning on enlarging into a bigger painting. I just finished making a batch of new panels, and have…
It has recently been brought to my attention that I never posted the final image of my commisioned landscape. So today’s post is that final image of a commisioned landscape…
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…
Today’s post, also started life as a plein air sketch. It was done on a square panel. I questioned when I looked at it, “Do I really need all of…