Mississippi River
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A Lone Tree
A lone tree By the river Across from a sunset In the few days Before Winter In late October I was taking pictures of Green Island, La Crosse, at sunset. I wanted to capture the late light of a Fall evening in my watercolor. I thank the police officer who warned me about parking in Continue reading
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Camping with sketchbook
We are at Perrot State Park camping for a few days. In the morning we headed to a shady bench for my watercolor and Jer’s stitching kit. Mount Trempeleau is short for the name given by French explorers, ” The Mountain with its foot in the water.”. Before the French and since it is a 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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Trempeleau Plein Air
It is summer-like, because we have had our week of Spring. So off to the Trempeleau Reserve. I set up on the Red Pine Dike, with a view of an eagle’s or osprey’s tilted perch Tori joined the fun Here it is done. Maybe. This is Tori’s finished Love the grass! Continue reading
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Convergence
Between the Bluffs is a Plein Air event centered in La Crosse WI. It runs for two weeks each Fall, and on a Saturday there is a quick paint event. This year the quick paint was at the Friendship Gardens in Riverside Park. In this location three rivers converge: the La Crosse, the Black and Continue reading
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Lansing View
This is a view from Mt. Hosmer park outside of Lansing, Iowa. What caught my eye was the repeated horseshoe shape with the clouds, the reflection and the islands. I’m wondering if it’s the current that forms the horseshoe shaped islands, as I’ve seen them before. The Mississippi River was calm and reflective this day Continue reading
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Pen or Brush
A fellow artist saw the Belgic Confession quote on my business card and said, “can you change letters to paint brushes?” That is how I think of my art. For example this one from my display at River City Gallery. This is a view from Trempeleau National Wildlife Reserve of the Mississippi River and Minnesota Continue reading
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Breaking Light
The Friends of the Trempeleau National Wildlife Reserve hold a Plein Air event every June. There is time to sign up by March 1. Part of the event involves displaying a dozen local artists at Elmaro Vineyards in the topic of the Reserve. Jerry and I took a few walks in the early spring to Continue reading
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Cliffwood Bluff
Between the Bluffs is an annual Plein Air event located in a 15 mile radius of downtown La Crosse. I first participated in 2023 and did a series of bluff paintings. Straight West of our house is Cliffwood Bluff, a little brother to the more famous Granddad Bluff to its north. The bluffs on both Continue reading
Two Book Reflections 