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The Letter Bee
I’ve been asked to participate in a show with the theme of Resonance: What idea struck with a resonance that endures. Cal DeWitt, biologist and environmentalist referenced this quote in a lecture on the spirituality of John Muir. This reference to the Belgic Confession is a statement of two books theology. My artwork appears under Continue reading
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Plein Air in the Sun
We went after a busy Sunday morning to the open invitation to paint on the grounds at ElMaro Vineyard. There is a market every Sunday in June. It is spring so the vines have leafed out but there was no fruit yet. I liked the lines of the vines in rows, supported by posts and Continue reading
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Credo
At a year long church study we were encouraged to make a personal statement of our faith. I wrote and created a triptych of three acrylic paintings depicting creation, redemption and renewal. It expresses the phrase from the church fathers, that “all the works of God are undivided.” God as Father, Son and Spirit is Continue reading
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Painting in the rain
It was raining for the Plein Air event on Saturday, so I brought a canopy. That helped but the added moisture gave the watercolors a life of their own. The result was a soft effect. Since the water did not dry as normal it was hard to know what would happen. This is at Red Continue reading
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At ElMaro Vineyard
As part of Artists on the Trail at Trempeleau National Wildlife Refuge, several artists have refuge art on display through June 30. Some of us will be painting in the Vineyard on Sundays in June. I’ll be there June 2 and 30. Continue reading
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We’ve lived here long enough to be in our second Spring. Each of these flowers are a wonder. What adaption explains the amount of lavender color, following so much white in the spring. Of course these are plants with signs of human impact. We are made of dirt ourselves, Adam means as much. So of Continue reading
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Wandering, I saw this
Along Lake Mendota is this weather stressed tree. Great interest in shape and on the roots. Clearly it embodies persistence. Maybe a nice acrylic project. Continue reading
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Currently
Some things I am working on. This is for an open invitation at the Pump House for the theme of Inspired by La Crosse. This is a view from Houska Park. These are smaller works from the Trempeleau National Wildlife Refuge. This is ready to submit to the River City Gallery for the Upper Mississippi Continue reading
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Mississippi Sentinals
I plan to submit this work to the 100th Anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Reserve. Continue reading
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