La Crosse Journal
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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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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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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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Here and There
For a day off we wandered around the region and ended up in Winona, MN This at the History Center made me laugh. It’s a coffee cart that was used by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. There is a park that looks down on the city and the Mississippi River. I’m looking for Plein Air Continue reading
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River City Gallery
Visit the River City Gallery in La Crosse. Here is my page: https://www.rivercitygallerylax.com/s/stories/david-carlson Enjoy and Support local artists. Continue reading
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Counting bugs with kids
Here was a small thing, but it might be a big thing. Grandkids, 9 and 5 years, went into our yard for a Bug Count. Equipment: pencil, paper and clipboards. Time: ten minutes Process: explain that the bees will not bother them if they just look. Also showed how to count with hash marks. Result: Continue reading
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Pollenators
You think your lawn is a space, but to pollinators it is the equivalent of pavement. We have some natives as well as annuals in our yard. The bumble bees and butterflies love our hyssop. Later they will be all over the asters. In an 18 inch row along our driveway we cast wild flowers. Continue reading
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Paint Around
River City Gallery holds a Downtown Paint Around every July. The rule is Plein Air within 1 mile of the gallery. I chose a house of friends on Cass and 10th. It was a gray day, but pleasant. I am aiming for a free-ish expression, but trying to depict the architecture. There are so many Continue reading
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Greenhouse
We live in the city, have been reducing lawn and adding native plants, currants, and columnar apples. Now we have a small green house for seed starting and extending the season for potted plants. Jerry found the plan on the internet. Creation care means for us planting for birds and pollinators, avoiding herbicides and insecticides, Continue reading
Two Book Reflections 