Plein Air Painting: On the Park Lawn With My Pochade Box
Spring has finally arrived here in Minnesota! I love painting outdoors this time of year. The branches of the trees are still very visible, with just enough of the yellow-green…
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landscape | Painting | Plein Air | Trees | Work in Progress
Backyard Tree, plein air sketch
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…
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Backyard Tree, the making of a painting
We just moved into a new house in a fantastic neighborhood. Every morning, when I eat breakfast, I have a great view of this tree across the alley from us. …
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Last light
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…
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A Touch of Color
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…
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Interstate State Park
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…
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The Temperance River
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…
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Birch Forest
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…
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Como Park Pines
This painting was done en plein air. That is the fancy way of saying that it was painted on location outside, in plain air. Painting on location can be quite…
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Sunny Pastures
I’ve painted this field about a dozen times now. I think this is one of my favorites. Some days, the paint just feels great coming off of the brush. This…
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Plein Air, Bloomington
Another day of painting outside! Minnesota served up another gorgeous day today, and I was able to take advantage of this blue sky morning by getting a second session…