Tag Archives: trees
Painting of the Week – Shade & Shelter
In the Shadows
My initial interest in painting Shade & Shelter was the rhythm of the shadows defining the overlapping rows of Soyb...
Painting of the Week – Fall Scenery (in progress)
Is It Done?
Many times my students ask me how to tell when a painting is done. Here is one that I’m stuck on. It could be done. Someti...
Painting of the Week – State Theatre
Geometric and Organic Shapes
This large watercolor of Downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota was created for Avera Health. It reminds me o...
Painting of the Week – The Pines
Vertical Rhythm
In college, I practiced a piano piece called “The Pines” (now sold) which often delivered visions of large trees swayi...
Painting of the Week – Part of a Landscape
Paint Quality
Do you enjoy taking a little boat ride through the reeds? In Minnesota, Paul and I enjoy visiting the dam off of Echo Ba...
Painting of the Week – State Theatre
Trees and Architecture
This painting was commissioned for one of Avera’s Assisted Living Facilities in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It i...
Painting of the Week – Shimmering Woods
Mixed Media
Last fall when I returned from my visit to Master Artist Jerry Smith’s Studio in Crawfordsville, Indiana, courtesy of an A...
Painting of the Week – Forest Archway
Balancing a Color Palette
On my summer weekends I walk up Pelican Point Road to and from the “Magic Hill”. I call it that because it’...
Painting of the Week – Crabapple Trees
Backlighting Provides Beautiful Color
The beauty of fall is just starting. This photo was taken on one of my morning walks at the la...
Painting of the Week – St. Mary’s Cathedral
Painting things the way you think of them
The beautiful St. Mary’s Cathedral is in downtown Fargo. The Catholics use of a confessio...