Painting
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Back Home
I’ve been told that when I visit my hometown, Port Orchard, Washington, that I get lost in the view. Dad must have taken hundreds of pictures of sunsets, so I’m not alone. We were visiting my brother’s house, a new build which takes advantage of The View, so my symptoms have only gotten worse. Here Continue reading
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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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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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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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Many shades of green
My daughter and I went to paint at Myrick Park in La Crosse. At this time of year the marsh has abundant algae and the bluffs are very green. The challenge is to have grades and distinctions in the greens. In the past there have been some sad stories about green from the tube. I Continue reading
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Updated Gallery space
I switched a few pictures to fit the theme of Downtown Paint Around. DTPA open house is August 1 from 5-7pm at River City Gallery. La Crosse. Continue reading
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Young vine
Updated. I started this Plein Air at Elmaro, but tossed it aside. I took it home and restarted it with a photo reference. Vines have lots of details to get lost in, for example leaf veins and vine tendrils. The cloud probably looks like Mt. Rainier from my home state. Acrylic paint on a gessoed Continue reading
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Elmaro #3 with Friends
Hazy day fun I was joined on father’s day by a crowd, partner, daughters, granddaughters, friends… Continue reading
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Elmaro Plein Air #2
I was trying Golden Open acrylic slow drying paint. In sunny and windy conditions it dried fairly fast on the pallet, but slower on the board I used. Here is my unfinished product. I’ll work in it at home to later the multiple green tones. When is Plein Air not? This is the piece after Continue reading
Two Book Reflections 