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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floral | Painting | Still life
Flowers and Pears, One Final Look at an Oil Still Life Painitng
Flowers and Pears is done! I am quite happy with how this painting ended up. From a distance, this still life feels very tight, very detailed. When you get close…
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Pine Tree Clearing; pastel landscape painting work in progress.
To start the above pastel painting, I pulled out a less than successful oil plein air study I did in 2007. The nice thing about using an older, not-so- stellar paint…
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Pears and Flowers, work in progress.
The image above is a work in progress shot of the still life that I’ve been working on in my studio. In setting up this painting, my plan was to create an…
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DailyOriginal.com
A couple weeks ago, I stumbled across a website with an ingenious concept. They offer one painting for sale everyday. That’s it. Not interested in today’s painting? Check back tomorrow…
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Balsamic and Blue Bowl
I had a great time in the studio working on this little painting. I do love painting glass. Working on this balsamic vinegar bottle has kept that love of glass alive! The…
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Backyard Tree, studio landscape painting
The image above is the result of a three day studio landscape painting class that I took at The Atelier in Minneapolis. It was taught by landscape artist and plein…
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Tea Party
In an effort to push for some new ideas for still life, I decided to try an unusual perspective for this piece, and an unusual format. I set up this…
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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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Green Tea Kettle
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…
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Blue Pot, Orange Begonia
Today, I was lucky enough to have a few uninterrupted hours to get into the studio. I thought this would be a great chance to revisit this wonderful potted begonia….
