Trempeleau Reserve
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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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This and that
Plein Air season is over, so what next? Well, painting with grandkids in Galesville. Some sketching. Photos for work inside I’m also taking in drawing sessions at Gallery 1311. I’ll be helping plan the Trempeleau Reserve event in June 2025. In January I’ll have a few things at River City gallery. Unrelated, there is a Continue reading
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Watershed submitted
So here are my submissions to the River Arts Alliance exhibition: “Watershed.” Stay tuned. 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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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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Trempeleau by 2
At Art Club, a group organized by LaCrosse Parks and Recreation, I’ve been doing some watercolor warm up. Both Mary Lou Ferguson and I worked from the same reference photo from Trempeleau National Wildlife Refuge. Mary Lou has a quick style which has an expressive use of color. Mine is less loose, though I’m working Continue reading
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Scouting Trempeleau
There is a plein air event in June at the Trempeleau National Wildlife Refuge. We took a drive on a sunny winter day to scout out the location. I’ve decided to do some indoor watercolors to practice: The blues in the sky and water, the yellow in the grasses, distant hills in purple, browns and Continue reading
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