Acrylic
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Piggy’s
On the first Friday of February we were walking by the Pumphouse Art Gallery, and we encountered this view. I thought it would be fun to try my hand. What stands out is the bright sunset against the shadowy building, the bridge silhouette and the lines emanating from an off the page vanishing point to Continue reading
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I’ll Drive
The LaCrosse Children’s Museum is celebrating their 25th anniversary. There was a a call to artists to submit works. The images here are from a visit 6 years ago with our then 1 year old granddaughter. This is a work in progress. Submissions are due January 26. The title of this piece is “I’ll Drive.” Continue reading
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It’s cold out there
It seems that every year at about this time Wisconsin hits the deep freeze. So no plein air. It’s a season to work from photo reference, and to develop skills. Our younger granddaughter wants a unicorn. Notwithstanding the Irish Rovers song about them, it’s not a natural subject. This is acrylic on a board, and Continue reading
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Bleeding Heart
The adventure with abstraction continues. I didn’t like these I painted over #1, moved in close, switched to pallette knives and turned the black into an under layer. This at least lightened things up. It reminds me of our Madison neighborhood which embraced the plant in response to the frequent accusation of being “Bleeding Heart Continue reading
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Downtown Paint Around
I’m submitting these two views of the Cathedral to the Downtown Paint Around at River City Gallery. Two views of one of La Crosse’s most prominent buildings. Submissions will be at the Gallery through August. “St. Joseph’s” is watercolor, “Oversight” is acrylic. Continue reading
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Down Town La Crosse part 2
This is another view of the Cathedral. I like how it looks behind a theater and a food court. This painting will be in acrylic. This is my first try at Plein Aire acrylic. It requires quick work, at least on this hot July day. Bugs, busses and a large pickup combined to end my Continue reading
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The Rock
We attended an event about pollinators at Justin Trails Resort near Sparta. On the top of a ridge is “The Rock”. The picture is in acrylic with trees made from cast off fabric from my wife’s quilt stash. Acrylic paints allow for endless layering. Here is the result. Continue reading
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Abstract Clematis #1
Abstraction is not as easy as it appears. The first three tries ended up being representational. This time I used the colors of the plant in rough proportion to the original image. Using pallet knives and a process of pressing painted plastic wrap into the image. I’m staring at the result to see if it Continue reading
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Working towards Abstraction
It helped to think of subtraction. Subtract detail, scale and color. Notice shapes. A pallet knife helped by forcing details out. Continue reading
Two Book Reflections 