River City Gallery
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Celebration
The La Crosse Society of Arts has its feature wall.for members this December. My contribution is last year’s Christmas Cactus which put on a show. Check it out at the River City Gallery all December. Continue reading
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Working Member
River City Gallery is an art market for local artist members. I’ve started as a working member, which has me at the store twice monthly. Today is my first shift. So far I’ve found the light switches and turned on the equipment. We’ll see how it goes with handling the register. My wall space has Continue reading
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Not so Quick Paint
Saturday we had a quick paint event as part of the Between the Bluffs Plein Air event I chose a black locust tree, because of its bark, with a Virginia Creeper vine that was turning red. I was using acrylic on a wood panel. It fit into an architectural frame I’d found at the ReStore Continue reading
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Here and There
For a day off we wandered around the region and ended up in Winona, MN This at the History Center made me laugh. It’s a coffee cart that was used by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. There is a park that looks down on the city and the Mississippi River. I’m looking for Plein Air Continue reading
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River City Gallery
Visit the River City Gallery in La Crosse. Here is my page: https://www.rivercitygallerylax.com/s/stories/david-carlson Enjoy and Support local artists. Continue reading
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Updated Gallery space
I switched a few pictures to fit the theme of Downtown Paint Around. DTPA open house is August 1 from 5-7pm at River City Gallery. La Crosse. Continue reading
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Paint Around
River City Gallery holds a Downtown Paint Around every July. The rule is Plein Air within 1 mile of the gallery. I chose a house of friends on Cass and 10th. It was a gray day, but pleasant. I am aiming for a free-ish expression, but trying to depict the architecture. There are so many Continue reading
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River City Gallery
River City Gallery is a cooperative site where local artists sell. The have various events, including First Fridays, Downtown Art Around, Sidewalk Saturdays in the summer. I’ve joined. Come and see my display sometime. I’ll be adding a table space for smaller items, including bird carvings. The plan is to switch things around every other Continue reading
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Lights
On a First Friday event in January, I left the River City Gallery and saw this view on 3rd Street. I was struck by the colors of the historic buildings, but more by the moon and star rising over it all. I’m working on a watercolor, using Daniel Smith moonglow for the sky. It’s taking 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
Two Book Reflections 