There is nothing better than a bright morning after a big rain storm. I guess that’s not entirely accurate — I suppose there are better things, but a great morning is certainly right up there. Last Sunday I made my way back over to the Trial and Display Gardens on the grounds of the University …
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I got a call on Sunday morning from my mother asking if I was out plein air painting yet. I was off to a late start, but I figured she wasn’t at church either, so we were even. Neither one of us was doing what we normally would do on a Sunday. It turns out that …
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Birch Clump $100.00 Free Shipping What a beautiful day for plein air painting in Minnesota! At 74 degrees a nice gentle breeze I don’t think you could ask for anything more. Armed with this sunny disposition, I grabbed my pochade box and headed out side to paint. I got in about 6 hours of painting time, and …
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I kept my landscape painting close to home tonight. I took my pochade box out to my own backyard. The neighbors have a great clump of birch trees. Perfect for one last plein air painting of the day, though I had to paint fast to capture the evening light before it changed as the sun …
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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 minutes before the daylight was gone for the evening. I really liked the colors on the clouds. We had been fighting the clouds all day, …
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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 like my paintings can loose some of the color intensity and variety as I work. Things tend to get more and more neutral. I think …
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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 Minnesota side of the river just south of the town of Taylors Falls. It was a wonderful autumn day with a bright, yet overcast sky.
Learn MoreThe 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 looking the upper falls on the Temperance River, near Lake Superior. One of the most fascinating things about paint this piece, was attempting to capture the feeling …
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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 been anxious to try this long, narrow shape. I think the birch trees in mass lend themselves quite nicely to this format. The inspiration for …
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