EVENING SHADOWS 10.5 x 13.5

I love this time of day, when the shadows are long and the sun light is soft and creates a peach-colored glow.

FRAMED AND READY TO BE DELIVERED

 These two paintings are framed and ready to be delivered  to the Jura Silverman Gallery in Spring Green, Wisconsin. I will also be delivering "Breaking Through" and "Aspen Gold".

Wild Lupine 11 x 13, framed 16 x 20

Autumn Wildflowers 11 x 14, Framed 16 x 20

RIB MOUNTAIN GOLD 10 X 13

Day 1 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Touch of Gold 8.5 x 11.5

Day 26 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Only 4 more to go to complete Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Challenge. 

Autumn Treeline with Clouds 7 x 14

Day 17 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Just another cloudy day in autumn.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS #18

Autumn Mixed Hardwoods 6.5 x 8

AUTUMN RHAPSODY 16 x 22

Autumn provides an array of lovely golds, reds and violets seldom seen in the summer. In this painting I hoped to convey a less intense sun and the fading colors as they will soon give way to the duller browns and grays of late fall and winter. The undisturbed heron adds a note of restfulness; a prelude to the quiet, peaceful, snowy days ahead.

SUMAC

I enjoy painting in my studio in the winter, where I can transport myself to any season using my field sketches, photographs, and imagination as I try to recall my initial response to a particular time and place.

OCTOBER HILLTOP 15 x 26

Distance views have always attracted my attention. I was particularly attracted by the almost smoky haze on the distant hills and the  soft sunlight on the distant fields.  The fore-ground presented interesting patterns of light and shadow on the foliage and the grasses. This one was especially fun to paint.  

TURN, TURN, TURN 9 x 24"

To everything turn, turn turn,
There is a season turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven.


These are lyrics from the song by The Byrds that my son and I danced to at his wedding on September 24th. What a reminder, just how fast time passes. Of course, it seems like only yesterday that he was a little boy. How proud I am of the man he is today and how happy I am for him as he begins his life with his wonderful bride, Jessica.

The past couple of months have gone by without a post from me. I have not taken a break from painting, I've been working on special requests. I also have been working on some studies which are "for my eyes only"! I've been learning from them, but they are not worth the time to photograph and post. I've been experimenting with small "100 strokes" paintings. I'm attempting to loosen up, get to the heart,  reduce detail, and "see" only the large abstract shapes. Sticking to 100 strokes is much more difficult than I thought, it can be very hard to stop. We'll see if this experiment affects my larger works.

Here's my latest painting, I've decided Turn, Turn, Turn would be a fitting title.

Amber Reflections 16 x 12

I often listen to books on tape while I paint....I was listening to "The Secret Life of Bees" while painting this one. The subject of this painting is the Parfrey's Glen Area of the Devil's Lake State Park near Baraboo, Wisconsin. As a member of www.PaintTheParks.com I will donate 10% of the sale of this painting to the Ice Age Trail - National Scenic Trails.