My Father the Model.
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…
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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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The Italy Painting; final
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…
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Back to School
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…
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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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Late Afternoong Light
Today’s post is a pastel painting done on a homemade panel. I started with a sheet of Gatorboard. I toned it with Golden Liquid acrylic in a Payne’s gray. Next,…
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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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Chena River,Fairbanks Alaska
Today’s post continues my Alaska theme. It’s an oil painting of a small clump of pines growing on an island in the Chena River, just outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. This…
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Alaskan Trail, a work in progress
It’s Labor Day, which means summer is coming to an end. In honor of that, I wanted to show off what’s currently on my easel. A summery scene, Alaskan Trail…
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Studio prep day…making panels.
I spent the better part of the day today making panels. I enjoy the process of making painting panels; starting with just a blank piece of wood, and ending with…
