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Medora Awakes – Painting of the Week
Creating Dimension in the Prairie
Amongst the hills of Medora are large areas of brushland. Medora Awakes features a late summer seaso...
The Best is Yet to Be – Painting of the Week
Painting What you Know
Paul’s mother, Irene, loved mentioning the summer solstice. To her it was synonymous with the height of the lak...
Mutual Interests – Painting of the Week
Static Composition: Finding Rhythm in a Restful Scene
Do you ever walk up to a fence line where cows are grazing? They are often incre...
Symphony of Petals – Painting of the Week
The Rich, Velvety Magic of Gouache
Petals layer upon each other, and color layers beneath them. Symphony of Petals does both. I found ...
Student’s Notes – Painting of the Week
The Joy of Teaching
If you enjoy children, you might enjoy reading these notes. It was a joy to teach the Park Christian 3rd graders h...
Recycled – Painting of the Week
Procrastination vs Love
A few years ago, a neighbor invited me to take pictures of their garden for painting. Next to the fence they R...
Autumn Reflections – Painting of the Week
Circle of Gold
Last fall, the sun created a circle of golden light around these trees across the Red River from me. For Autumn Reflect...
Mid-Summer Trees – Painting of the Week
The Challenge of Green
Soon trees will be budding out everywhere, following quickly with bright yellow-green leaves. As sunshine, rain...
Garden’s Edge – Painting of the Week
Texture
The only thing about spring that is predictable is that the weather may dramatically change from warm to cold and back again. ...
Iris Impression – Painting of the Week
Melting the Gouache
The 10 inches of snow that fell in Fargo was not the perfect welcome home. Instead, I focused on the plants my sis...