We took a short trip back in 2018 to Minnesota’s North Shore to visit family. On our way home, we stopped at several scenic sites, including Gooseberry Falls State Park. There are five waterfalls that tumble down the river past … Continue reading
I just updated my website to show some pieces I’ve worked on over the last couple years. This series is called Earth Meditators. These are encaustic paintings on birdhouse gourds. Some include mixed media (including natural materials) and have little … Continue reading
I just finished this painting of the Temperance River, Lower Gorge. This beautiful river is on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. The Lower Gorge below the bridge is near the mouth of the river. There is no … Continue reading
I recently finished this landscape painting of Robinson Lake from the Dumoine River watershed inspired by my time at the CPAWS-OV DRAW artists’ retreat. The image is from early in the morning, before the sun burned off the fog. The … Continue reading
I presented this commissioned portrait/landscape of Ian, Luna, and Sue Canoeing in early March. I painted it from a beautiful photograph taken by a friend of the couple canoeing. Unfortunately, the photographer’s finger covered the ripples below the canoe on … Continue reading
The purchasers just came to pick up this commissioned portrait of their granddaughter Lyla last week. They were very pleased and said it was a “once in a lifetime” opportunity. I met Lyla and her grandparents in November to take … Continue reading
Here are two more commissioned landscape and portrait paintings I finished this fall. They were gifts a woman gave to her parents at Christmas. Rawdon, Quebec is where the woman’s father grew up. She and her family recently went there … Continue reading
I completed this commissioned portrait of two cats, Max and Stuart in late October. It was a Christmas gift from a woman to her parents, so I’m just revealing it now. These people lost their home and everything in it … Continue reading
I completed this painting, “Coming to the Portage” of the Dumoine River. This was done in the studio from a photograph I took while at the 2018 CPAWS-OV DRAW retreat. CPAWS-OV is working to protect the Dumoine watershed from industrial … Continue reading
There’s just one month until the Perth Autumn Studio Tour on Thanksgiving Weekend is in full swing! Whee! I’m working hard getting things ready at Studio 3. I hope to finish up this work-in-progress “Coming to the Portage”. I’m working … Continue reading