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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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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
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Trempeleau and Elmaro

It was a successful set of events. The Plein Air events at Trempeleau National Wildlife refuge had 20 participating artists.We has some rain, but we worked around that. We also had 14 artists showing at Elmaro’s Crush Pad Gallery. We will be back at the gallery next June Finally we had artists each Sunday in 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
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Plein Air at Trempeleau

We had a great day with 21 artists participating in the event. The rain showed up, so I finished early. Several of us were on the observation area. Here is a comparison of styles with Faye Schoen. I have some work to finalize mine, call it Plein Air Plus. We’ll do it again next year. Continue reading
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Plein Air

This Saturday, June 7, from 7am to the free lunch, over 20 painters will be participating in Artists Along the Trail at the Trempeleau National Wildlife Reserve. Come and enjoy the reserve. Also on every Sunday in June from noon to 4, some of the same artists will be at Elmaro Vineyard during their Market Continue reading
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Elmaro Vineyard Crush Pad

June 1 to 29 there are 13 artists work on display at Elmaro’s gallery space. @ElmaroVineyard Drop by during Elmaro’s hours and especially on Market Sundays in June. Continue reading
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Starting Sunday June 1

Sunday, June 1 will be the first Marketplace Plein Air at Elmaro Vineyard. This will go all June on Sundays from 12-4. The Crush Pad gallery will have works from 13 artists on display. Saturday, June 7 from 7 to noon, Artists Along the Trail will be at the Trempeleau National Wildlife Reserve. Continue reading
