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Grasslands
We drove through S Dakota into Wyoming and entered an area of grasslands that glowed with the gold of fall. We pulled over for a picture. I’ve been pondering this as a painting. It is defined by yellow and gold tones. The features of the land are marked by grasses. Here are my first three Continue reading
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Celebration
The La Crosse Society of Arts has its feature wall.for members this December. My contribution is last year’s Christmas Cactus which put on a show. Check it out at the River City Gallery all December. Continue reading
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Leading Lines
The train The trees The roof The walk Lead to a single Point Passengers Forming a line Leading to points Unknown. I tried this as a Plein Air watercolor, and was not satisfied with the result. I returned to it with gouache and a photo reference. Continue reading
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A Lone Tree
A lone tree By the river Across from a sunset In the few days Before Winter In late October I was taking pictures of Green Island, La Crosse, at sunset. I wanted to capture the late light of a Fall evening in my watercolor. I thank the police officer who warned me about parking in Continue reading
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Working Member
River City Gallery is an art market for local artist members. I’ve started as a working member, which has me at the store twice monthly. Today is my first shift. So far I’ve found the light switches and turned on the equipment. We’ll see how it goes with handling the register. My wall space has Continue reading
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Moving Inside
For me the Plein Air season is over. There is a list. Repaint inside at least two that were painted on site Then capture some Fall color. And finally portraits. My easel is by the West window, ready for daily additions. There is talk of a watercolor work group at a nearby gallery. I’ll keep Continue reading
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Not so Quick Paint
Saturday we had a quick paint event as part of the Between the Bluffs Plein Air event I chose a black locust tree, because of its bark, with a Virginia Creeper vine that was turning red. I was using acrylic on a wood panel. It fit into an architectural frame I’d found at the ReStore Continue reading
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Between the Bluffs
I’ve decided and framed these three This is from Brice Prairie, looking East up the Black River. Watercolor. This is from Riverside Park La Crosse, looking West. The mist and sky color faded quickly, but I caught it. Watercolor. This is a crabapple at Myrick Park near the Nature Place. Watercolor and Guache. Come and Continue reading
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Waiting for Amtrak
I was struck by the leading lines in this photo. So I tried it. I hadn’t noticed a distant bluff line. While painting a freight train kept going forward and backward. I needed to add ink lines to clarify the image Come and see if it makes the cut. Continue reading
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Moon in the Morning
Tuesday morning at Waterfront Park in Lacrosse. The color faded quickly and the mist was thinning. Paint quick! Come to the show next weekend. Continue reading
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