ElMaro Vineyard
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Up close
The vine was the focus here. It is easy to get lost in details. It’s also easy to get lost in all the greens. As any painter what they think about greens in the landscape. I prefer to mix mine. Here is the result. I hope to try this in harvest season with mature grapes… Continue reading
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Elmaro June 20
Sunday was pleasant but mostly overcast. I wanted a view of Brady’s Bluff and Mt. Trempealeau from the vineyard. It was as a passerby heckled, “Are you sure you have enough green?” He was joking, I think. The sky only vaguely suggested blue with small cumulus clouds. In the end it needed some ink and… Continue reading
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Market Day
Sunday, June 7 at Elmaro Vineyard. I did this little ink and wash in the shade of a tree. The market and artists are here every Sunday in June. The Crush Pad gallery is open also Continue reading
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Artists Along the Trail 2026 Watch for updates. 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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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
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
Two Book Reflections 