Dappled Sunlight | Sunday morning plein air painting
Dappled Sunlight, 6×8″, oil on linen panel $150.00 Free Shipping in the US Sunday is the best day of the week. Things seem to move a bit slower… I spent…
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Sunflower Bouquet, Cloudy Day | Floral painting en plein air painting
I am unapologetically a fan of sunflowers. By far my favorite flower, they have so much personality and impact — I just love them! One of the benefits of painting…
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Crabapple Tree Plein Air | Outdoor painting in the neighborhood
I love staying close to home. I think there is something fascinating that happens when you take the time to really observe the area around your home. I painted this little plein air…
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Fallen Tree and the Forest Floor|Plein Air Painting in the Park
The landscape painting above was painted in a park just over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. One of the great things about the neighborhood that we live in now, is…
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Backyard Plein Air Painting | Birch Tree Landscape Painting, The Vi Olson Connection
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…
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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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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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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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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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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…
